19th NSF: Rivers Weightlifters To Re-Assess Performance

As the first phase of
camping for Rivers State athletes billed to participate in the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF), draws to conclusion, the State Weightlifting Association has said that the athletes would be more formidable during the third phase of camping.
A weightlifter in the state who pleaded anonymity told that Tidesports that the first phase of preparation would not be enough to decide the strength of the team.
“Though, the first phase of camping will soon come to an end, but we cannot say for sure that the body has got all it needs to succeed in the task ahead.”
According to our source, the weightlifter could say that, they have prepared adequately and ready to compete favourably with their counterparts in other States when phase three camping is completed.
The camping which is expected to last a month would soon round-off, and the atheletes have said that they would train individually to keep the fire burning during the break.
However, the weightlifters are in high spirit and are working assiduously to keep fit as they streamline to be up to standards with the new rules in the sports, to enable them face hurdles that are synonymous with the festival.
It would be recalled that the State Weightlifting Association held weekly trials at the sports gymn in the Alfred Diette Spiff Sports Complex, Port Harcourt.

A weightlifter showing off his talent in past meeting.