Gombe’s maiden schools Athletics Champs gets new date… as 3065 athletes expected

By ADO SALISU

The new date for the much awaited  Gombe Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championships is finally released.

The premier event which is the first of its kind in the whole North-East will now hold between November 11th – 16th,  2024 at the prestigious Pantami Stadium.

The esteemed event is expected to host  over 85 Secondary Schools from 11 Local Government Areas of Gombe State, a development which is viewed as unprecedented in the annals of sports in the state.

The October, 18th to 24th 2024 previously fixed for the championship was scraped following scheduled government activity involving the State Education Ministry.

Over 65 Secondary Schools Games Masters have since been trained for the meet with an estimated number of about 3,065 young athletes to be engaged for the championships.

Following this development, works at the Games Village where Athletes will Camp has already been completed as Athletes training and conditioning is on-going in various schools.

The Chairman Main Organizing Committee (MoC), Hon. Ahmad Shuaibu Gara-Gombe directed participating Schools Principals, Athletes and all Stakeholders to prepare their student-athletes for the biggest talents hunt championships.

The sponsor of the event stated during a flash chat that all logistics in preparation for the commencement of the maiden Inter Secondary Schools Championship are fully on ground.

The Gombe State Athletics Association boss added that some adjustments carried out  earlier as  announced date turned out  to be an advantage as sponsors now have enough time  to finalize deals that would ultimately add values to the Athletics event to be viewed globally via internet streaming.

Hon. Gombe, the Chairman/CEO of Green White Green (GWG) Sports Center Ltd also expressed gratitude for  the seamless resolution of the events date with relevant Stakeholders from Ministry of Sports and Education which was transmitted through their directors namely Mrs. Zainab Isyaku Adamu, Isah Ali Doho respectively.

“We remain Committed in ensuring that Gombe Inter-Secondary Schools Athletics Championships will be a memorable event for other states to emulate.”
Consequently, the new event date has ignited some freshness in the participating school’s dive for intensive track & field training and participation.