NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES: Nigeria’s sports writers task sport minister, John Enoh to halt age cheating
Journalists under the aegis of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN has urged the minister of sports development , senator John Enoh to develop effective strategies to stem the rampant cases of age cheating that are now prevalent at the annual National Youths Games.NYG
The NYG event is the largest youth sports singular event staged annually in Nigeria.
The body is a communiqué issued at the end of its meeting held on the side lines of the 2024 edition of the NYG held in Asaba, endorsed by the SWAN national secretary, Amb Ikenna Okonkwo called for what it described as “ a strengthened screening system to check age cheating .
The body in the statement further said “SWAN called on the Sports Ministry to develop and apply a scientific and globally acceptable standard screening system that will eradicate repeated age cheat issues.
Saying “The Convention deliberated on the proposal hinted by the Minister of Sports Development for a possible return to the 17 years age bracket for the Youth Games as against the present 15 years age bracket and called for a proper consideration of the pros and cons of the idea, while calling for a strengthened screening system to check age cheating.
“The Convention called on the Federations and the Sports Ministry to develop an effective database to serve as reference points and comparison for athletes and their performance records.
