Edo state contingent shines

The Edo state contingent to the just concluded National Para-Table Tennis Championship shone like a million Star against all odds, as they clinched two gold, and 4 bronze medals in the competition which ended yesterday.

Foremost players Omoruyi Obarreti, and Chinedu Ogu both won a gold medal in the Class 6 and Class 2 categories respectively.

Present to cheer the Edo State team is the Chairman Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Iyare Motors, Chief Abel Omoruyi Iyare, who has been at the forefront of development of the game in the state from the days of the old Bendel State.

Also on hand to give support to the athletes is veteran table tennis star in the Old Bendel State, Sunday Eboh.

Eboh, a three time Commonwealth doubles Champions when he paird Atanda Musa, who is currently based in Germany and has played in the German Bundesliga since 1986 till date, has also promised to us his professional exposure to the advantage of the state.

Accoding to him: “With people like Chief Iyare, who has been solidly behind table tennis since the days of the old Bendel State still around, then we can team up to develop the game in our dear state,”he said.

Recently however, Value Sports One, a sports development outfit, has indicated interest in teeming up with these forces in the state to return the game to the right parth.

Director of Programmes of the outfit, Laja Goerge said: “We have told them we are behind them in what ever efforts they are putting in place to develop table tennis in the state.”