A total of eight Nigerian gymnasts are expected to feature in a World Club Gymnastics Championship billed for Malta in July.
Tony Asuquo, coach and founder of Tony International Gymnastics (TIG) Club disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
He said that the tournament would help assess the level of training the gymnasts had experienced.
“The gymnasts, who are members of the club and are between the age of six and 11, are expected to feature in artistic gymnastics at the event beginning from July 6 to 18 in Malta .
“The tournament will expose the kids to better-playing opportunities as well as compete against talents from various countries.
“This will be a good opportunity for the kids and it would help us as coaches assess the level of training the gymnasts have had and areas where we need to improve on.
“We have had series of training to prepare the kids for the event and I am hopeful that we will come back home with medals.
“Our visas are ready. We will be travelling with eight gymnasts, two coaches and six parents,” he said.
The gymnasts are Francisca Okpanku, Chinelle Okpanku, Shemilore Adeoye, Marononi Angela, Mmesoma Okafor, Chimamanda Okafor, Adela Adedeji and Anana Adedeji.
