Two students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), are to join the Nigerian contingent to the 29th World University Games (WUG) holding in Taipei, Taiwan, between August 19 and 30, 2017.
Naomi Oyinloye, a postgraduate student of Zoology, will play Badminton, while Folashade Adedotun of Chemistry will play Table Tennis.
The duo will be led by Dr. Sam Olabanji, Acting Director, Directorate of Sports, FUNAAB to the competition which had as theme: “University sports: globalising and universalising participation”.
According to the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), FUNAAB was selected because “of the university’s role in the development of sports in Nigeria”.
FUNAAB won one Gold, four Silver and eight Bronze medals at the 25th NUGA hosted by the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State.
The university’s contingent of over 70 athletes took part in eight different sports such as Squash, Badminton, Chess, Table Tennis, Tennis, Taekwondo, Athletic and Hockey. The Squash female team won the Gold by defeating the defending champion, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in the finals by two straight sets.
Olabanji, suggested that for optimum performance by the coaching crew and the athletes in subsequent games, the University Management could grant discretionary admission to some identified and talented athletes seeking admission into FUNAAB; and give scholarships to gold medalists as well as financial reward and befitting reception.
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