Coach Wants Karate In LGA Sports Meet

Rivers State karate Coach, Leader Yahcob Kingsley Ewelie has reiterated the need for local government chairmen to include martial Arts in their end of the year sports competitions activities. Ewelie, popularly called “Grand Master,” said in a release made available to Tidesports in Port Harcourt that this would help in promoting martial arts in the state. He continued that the chairmen can also host competitions outside their end of the year programmes saying that it will serve as a means of youth empowerment and also help in producing martial arts athletes in the state. Ewelie noted that such boost is capable of putting the state in enviable positions nationally and internationally. The karate coach commended the organisation of the 2008 state sports festival, saying that it succeeded in fishing out martial arts athletes, stressing he need for continuity. “There is also the need to encourage those that are into martial arts, both at the local and state government levels.” He said. “An investment in sports is a step in a good direction which would always yielded positive results,” he concluded.