LSSC Kicks off End of Year Sports Fiesta with Medical Outreach 

The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has kicked off 2023 end of year sports fiesta, with a medical outreach for its staff in a weeklong event themed ‘Stronger2gether” started at the Mobolaji Johnson Rowe Park Sports Center Yaba.

 Officers were examined in a series of medical screening including height rate, weight balance, blood pressure, random blood sugar and a dental check.The rationale behind the medical exercise is to increase the awareness of maintaining a good healthy lifestyle which has been the mantra of the sports commission and in preparation for the end of the year fiesta Games.

The week is scheduled to have various sporting events starting tomorrow with Handball,  Volleyball, Five A Side, Beach Badminton, Abula, Basketball, Tug of War, TableTennis, Ayo, Chess, Scrabble, Monopoly and other Board Games.

Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar, said the medical outreach was designed for staff to know their health status and fitness status so as to manage all conditions.

Gafaar stated that “We are in sports both physically and mentally but no matter what we need to check that we are medically fit and it’s compulsory we start from home and that’s why we are starting our celebration week with the medical outreach for the staff of the Lagos State Sports Commission. Also, we are giving everyone the opportunity to have a dental check. All this is to ensure that the staff are fit to do their jobs because they are the face of the commission”

According to Director, Sports Medicine, Dr. Bukola Bojuwoye, said the  purpose of the medical outreach is to know the database of the staff and also before they can participate in any sport.  We have to check their health status so for that to be possible we have different type of tests on ground, such as blood sugar, blood pressure and diabetes and so on. Also to help all the staff know where they stand”.