NSF: Ministry Re-Admits Paralympic Sports

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, in consul-tation with stakeholders in sports has relisted the following para sports to the National Sports Festival in Delta State: Para Athletics, Para Table Tennis,  Para Powerlifting and Deaf Sports of (Athletics and Table Tennis).
The Ministry however said the events will be limited to where Nigeria has competitive advantages.
This decision was taken in the overall interest of sports development in Nigeria, as the National Sports Festival has become the Flagship Games for the discovery, grooming and empowerment of our youth athletes.
The Ministry condemned  the behaviour of some misguided athletes who engaged in unwarranted acts of protests and blackmail without recourse to due process.
These actions which led to the disturbance of public peace and the good image of Sportsmen and women, especially with the recent public acceptance of the superlative performance of Team Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games is a breach of our Sports Ethical Code.
The Ministry stated further that it will apply the rules in dealing with such acts in due course, adding athletes must learn to follow the due process laid down for resolving issues.