Sports
Athletes Bemoan Non-payment Of Cash Prizes
Winners of different
events at the just-ended two-day Lagos Triathlon fiesta have expressed disappointment over the failure of the Lagos State Triathlon Association (LSTA) to immediately pay their cash prizes.
The contestants told newsmen at the end of the competition on Sunday in Lagos that the organisers ought to have paid them their cash prizes immediately.
The competition, which involved cycling and running, was held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos and Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
The competition was preceded with a-five-kilometre walk at the University of Lagos on October 1, to acquaint the participants with the rudiments of the competition.
The contestants told newsmen that the organisers of the competition had promised to share N300,000 to the various winners in the six events of the competition.
They, however, expressed disappointment that the cash prizes were not presented to the winners at the end of the competition.
Each of the winners in the six events was to receive N50,000.
Abraham Ekiye, a gold medallist in the male event, said that after cycling and running for a distance of 55km, he was expected to be paid a cash prize of N50,000 as promised.
Ekiye, however, said that it would be unfair if they were not given the prizes as promised by the association, stressing that they had expended much energy in finishing the race.
Eke Goodluck. the gold medallist in the female category, said that the failure of the organisers to settle them immediately after the competition was tantamount to fraud.
“When you make promises and fail to fulfil them, you create room for people to doubt your ability to successfully manage competitions,’’ Goodluck said.
Meanwhile, Sikuade Jagun, the chairman of the association, confirmed the sharing of N300,000 among the winners of the six events at the competition.
Jagun, however, said that logistic challenges prevented them from disbursing the money immediately after the competition, promising that the prizes would be paid when the association has the cash backing.
“We will make all necessary arrangements to ensure that the athletes get their money. We have their contacts and we will call them when the money is ready,” he said.
Jagun, however, declined to give a specific date that the winners would be paid.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player
The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.
It was clash of the Titans as top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.
The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by International Chess Federation (FIDE).
Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in Chess worldwide.
According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.
“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.
” In 2009 I went to National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I won a silver medal on my board.
“In 2011 and 2012 NSFs I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.
The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.
“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.
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