The Ministry of Sports Development has called on Nigerians to embrace peace and unity which signifies the sporting spirit of the 2024 Olympics Games.
The Olympics concluded on Sunday at the at the iconic 80,000-seater Stade de France, which was transformed into a gigantic concert hall.
After a series of beautiful performances filled with French culture the Olympic flag was lowered down and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach passed the flag to Mayor of the second largest city in the United States of America Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles.
A total of 329 events of 32 different sports were all finished without much interruption with Team Nigeria participating in 12 events with 88 athletes.
Despite Nigeria’s medal drought at the games, the performance of our athletes sparked excitement around the 774 Local Government Area in Nigeria, with Nigerians staying up late at night to watch their team compete.
The journey in Paris has inspired us as a Ministry to start now for the next games coming up in Los Angeles 2028, so we can rewrite history and show the world we are the giant of the black race.
We understand winning mentality of Nigerians and how disappointed we are towards our outing, but I assure you the leadership of Sen. John Owan Enoh is ready to turn the tides around and restore our sporting glory.
We thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his swift approval and release of funds, it shows that we have a President that listens and knows what is best for our young athletes.
We thank the coaches, technical director, medics, officials and athletes who have inspired the next generation with their performances.
The end of every race is the beginning of a new one, the Ministry of Sports Development calls on everyone to embrace and live in the culture of peace everyday so we can make Nigeria great again.
Kehinde Ajayi (Mrs)
Director of Information and Public Relations
(FMSD)
