Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says non-contact athletes will soon resume training in Port Harcourt, Rivers, ahead of Tokyo Olympics. Joshua-Akanji listed the non-contact sports to include lawn tennis, table tennis, squash, badminton, cycling, athletics, golf, polo, para-athletics and cricket among others. READ ALSO: My God is not a Father Christmas – AdeboyeJoshua-Akanji said plans had been concluded for about 20 athletes (track and field) to resume training at the Port Harcourt High Performance Centre. “The minister has directed that in the next few weeks, about 20 athletes will resume training at the HPC in Port Harcourt. On the use of public sporting facilities and stadia for athletes training, he said the facilities would soon be opened after all health protocols might have been put in place.

Source: Punch August 08, 2020 11:26 UTC