13th December, 2010
The Most Valuable Players, MVP of the Men and Women’s 2nd Korean Ambassador’s Cup West African Taekwondo Championship, will go on training tour of South Korea.
The lucky Taekwondoists are Isa Adam and Omowa Omoregbe, who won the MVP awards of the tournament held recently at the Indoor Sports Hall Package B of the National Stadium in Abuja.
The athletes would be in South Korea next year to acquire more skill, exposure and expertise to enable them compete favourably at global championships.
An elated Adam says he will not only commit himself to the sport, but eagerly looking forward to the trip to Korea.
Assistant Manager, LG Electronics West Africa Operations, Sang Heon Song, sponsor of the sub-regional championship, said the sponsorship of the championship, which started in 2006, was born out of the company’s conviction to encourage the development of the sport in the country as well as other African countries.
Song said the tourney afforded the company the opportunity to encourage talents and passions of thousands of youths across the continent.
He noted that in the company’s continuous effort to add value and raise the standard of sports activities in Nigeria, LG Electronics will always support good and developmental programmes.
“LG Electronics’ support for taekwondo will go a long way in raising the standard as well as create awareness that will stir the interest of not only the athletes but our customers to become active participants in future competitions in Nigeria and beyond.†Song noted.
The Minister of Sports, Isa Bio, expressed delight at the gradual but consistent level of development that the game is experiencing in the country.
This, he said was made possible by the immense support given by corporate social responsible companies like LG Electronics, which has consistently thrown its weight behind the championship over the years.
Bio noted that it would enable Nigeria expand its horizon in the areas of sporting activities and ability to win medals in future competitions like the All African Games and Olympics.
He expressed satisfaction over the gifts items like Micro Wave Ovens, LCD TVs, DVD players, KP500 and GX200 Mobile phones given to various winners at the championship by the company.
Over 70 medals were won by the participants in the championship, while the winners were full of praises for the sponsors.
—Wale Joseph
