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Registration For 8th Okpekpe Race Begins
Intending athletes for the eighth edition of the Okpekpe International 10km road race can now pick up registration forms at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin, Edo state and Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos State.
Tidesports source reports that Pamodzi Sports Marketing, organiser of the first road race in West Africa to get a World Athletics label rating, said the forms can be picked up at the Marathon Office at the Teslim Balogun Stadium as well as the LOC office of the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.
“Registration for the Okpekpe race is not limited to online platforms and we are delighted to announce the two places where forms can be picked up physically and returned,” race director, Zack Amodu said.
“Registration for the race commenced last month on our various online platforms and it is open to all categories of runners.
“The race is not only for professional athletes who want to run for the prize moneys on offer or to improve on their times for ranking purposes. It is also open to people who want to run for fun or for charity,” he added even as he revealed how intending runners can be registered.
“For quick and easy registration, intending runners for all categories can download the tracking application launched for the race in 2017 or visit the website www.okpekperoadrace.com to register.
“We are delighted to announce that intending runners at the eighth edition of the race can also use our tracking application to register for the race,” said Amodu.
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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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