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Federation To Introduce Indoor Rowing In Schools

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The Nigeria Rowing Canoe and Sailing Federation (NRCSF) at the weekend in Lagos said it would soon introduce the indoor rowing Ergometer machine to schools to increase participation in the sport.
Bunmi Oluode told Secretary of the federation newsmen at a trials organised by the body in Lagos that they currently have four Ergometer machines.
Ergometer is an indoor rowing machine used to stimulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of rowing or training for rowing.
Tidesport source also reports that indoor rowing has been accepted as a world championship event by the International Rowing Federation.
Oluode said NRCSF intends to get more of the machines through sponsorship to achieve its objectives.
“The indoor rowing is a good avenue for people to learn about the sport, as well as participate in a different dimension from the usual event.
“One of our athletes took part in the indoor event in 2017 in Poland and it is now a world game under the world rowing body.
“One good thing about the indoor rowing is that both able-body and para-athletes can participate in it.
“The federation will be doing more on it this year and that is why we have decided to take it to public and private schools as well as tertiary institutions to develop athletes in the sport,’’ she said.
On the trials, the secretary said 30 athletes from 10 states participated in the four-day canoe and kayak trials which began on Wednesday at the BICS Boat Club in Lekki, Lagos.
Tidesports source reports that the trials was organised to help the federation in selecting athletes for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) qualifiers scheduled to hold in Spain in April.
“The athletes competed in obstacle slalom and head-to-head canoe sprint which are the two events for the qualifiers,’’ Oluode said.
She however added that the African Youth Games (AYG) in Algeria will serve as the qualifier for the rowing and sailing events of the YOG slated for Argentina in October.
Oluode commended retired Rear Adm. Festus Porbeni, the federation’s President, for accommodating and feeding participants and officials during the trials.

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Rivers Referee Academy To Produce FIFA Graded Referees Soon 

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The coordinator of the Rivers State Referee Academy in Port Harcourt Coach Ere Dokubo said he foresee a situation where the academy would produce International referees in eight years to come.
According to him their target was  to get the best in their early age that will officiate in FIFA organised football  competitions.
Coach Dokubo made the assertion at the weekend in a chat with Tidesports in Port Harcourt , saying that students admitted into the academy are between eight and 13 years bracket.
He explained that  Nigeria have not  produced referees to officiate  World cup games was because most of the referees did not start on time but believed that the academy would produce referees of that standard.
” We  admit them in their early age between  eight, nine and 13,  the first phase just ended because it was an holiday programme as  most of them are students.
” We are targeting to produce FIFA graded referees  in the future.
” I believe in eight years to come some of  these ones we are bringing up today will be FIFA graded  referees out of them, some will officiate in the highest league that is Nigeria Professional Football League ( NPFL), why some will officiate in the lower league( NLO).
” I am optimistic  that we must produce FIFA graded referees from the academy” Dokubo stated.
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RSG Set To Host School Sports Competition Soon

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Rivers State Government has reiterates its  commitment to host schools sports competitions  in August this year, to boost grassroots sports development with the view to discover hidden talents.

The State Commissioner of sports  Barrister Christopher Green, disclosed this on Saturday,  in an interview with sports journalists, at the final of Strata base open national Karate Championship, held at Alfred Diete Spiff Sports Complex, Moscow road in Port Harcourt.
He said the intention of the State was to bring back sporting activities, as it used to be back in the days.
” Our intention was to catch them young and groom them to stardom. Three months from now we are going to organise school sports,  where we can identify talents.
“In those days the  likes of Oriji and Ken Saro Wiwa Cup were avenues to discover talents, we are now going back to organise such competitions.
” Apart from that we are also going to  host Public Service games, this is coming up  in November this year too”, Barrister Green said.
According to him, every corporate organisation that sponsored any sports competition would have something in returns.
” I want to say that  since the inception of this administration led by Sir Siminialayi Fubara the State have being doing well tremendously and sporting activities is almost at the peak” he stated.
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player

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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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