By Lawrence Duya.
Minister of Youth and sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare.
After several postponements occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja, is finally set to host the One Service One Medal Games, OSOM, from the 20th- 24th January 2021 with a record 15 events to be competed for by members of the Armed Forces and the paramilitary.
According to a statement by the Director of Grassroots Development of the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Dr Ademola Are, ” The Minister of Youth and sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has approved the staging of the OSOM Games in Abuja over a four day period with 15 events to be competed for.
Events to be competed for include Atheletics, Swimming, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Tug of War, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Chess, Squash, Scrabble.
Others are Golf, Tennis, Shooting, Table Tennis, and Badminton”.
While Beach Volleyball will take place at the Jabi Lake, Boxing will hold at Old Parade Ground, Area 10, Chess at Media Centre, Package A, Golf to tee off at TYB International Golf Resorts and Country
Club, Shehu Yar Adua Barracks, Asokoro.
Scrabble players will have a field day at Abuja VIP Lounge, Package A, while Shooting will take place at Shooting Range, Package B, as it will come alive.
Squash will hold at Squash Court, Package B, Swimming takes place at the Pool of Package B, Table Tennis holds at Indoor Sports Hall, Package B.
Others are ;
Taekwondo at Velodrome, Package A, Tennis at Tennis Court, Package B.
It would be Tug of War at the Training Pitch, Package A, With Weightlifters trying their strength at the Gymnasium, Package B of the Moshood Abiola National stadium .
The statement further said the OSOM GAMES is being organised to foster peace, unity and sports Development among members of the Armed forces, Military and the paramilitary in the Nigeria.
It is also geared towards the discovery of hidden, established talents for future podium success for the country.
The event was earlier scheduled to hold late last year in Kaduna, but was postponed due to logistics reasons.
