Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Ebola: Nigeria pulls out of China Youth Olympics

Nigeria’s representatives have pulled out of the Youth Olympics on-going in Nanjing China due to issues relating to Ebola virus on the discrimination of the athletes who were quarantined, isolated and barred from training alongside other athletes of the World since arriving the competition venue.
 
 
According to a scribe of the Nigeria Olympics Committee, Tunde Popoola who confirmed to Sports Tonight on Channels TV, he  said the Team Nigeria comprising of 14 Athletes and five officials are expected back in the country in 48 hours.
The Youth Olympics is scheduled to hold in Nanjing, China from August 16 to August 18. And Team Nigeria were to participate in three sports – Athletics, Wrestling and Beach Vollleyball, with twelve athletes.
 

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