South-west Gymnastics Championship to Kick off April 25

All is now set for the maiden edition of  the South-west Gymnastics Championship scheduled to hold at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium,  Surulere,  Lagos.

The championship scheduled to take place between April  25 and 27,  2023, will have a total of  60 gymnasts drawn from across five states within the South  west region. The states include; Ekiti, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo and hosts, Lagos states.

The championship is powered  by the Omowunmi Olalere Foundation. Chairperson of the South-west Gymnastics Association, Dr. Omowunmi Olalere said she is indeed excited that the Championship which has Numero Group and Dozen price Supermarket  as co-sponsors is coming up at this time.

“This would be the first of its kind to be hosted in the region hence my excitement”, Mrs. Omowunmi noted.

She stressed that  the programme will help to create the needed awareness that will galvanise Southwest youths’ interest in gymnastics as a sport and in turn, get them adequately prepared for future competitions. 

She added that the region has for a long been lagging behind competition-wise hence her decision to take the bull by the horns this time in order to arrest the situation.

“As the chairperson, it is my resolve to change the narrative by developing and popularising gymnastics within the Southwest, thus making it a household sport  in the region. “That influenced my decision to accept the Southwest Chairperson position in the first place”

“I plead with all the stakeholders in the Southwest to join me in this crusade so that together we can change the narrative,” she concluded.