Gymnastics Helps Children To Be Disciplined - Dalung

Gymnastics Helps Children To Be Disciplined - Dalung By Nelly Robinson The formal Governor of Cross River State and now a member of the lawmarkers at the upper chamber Senator Liyel Imoke has praised the leadership and organizers of this year’s TIG Gymnastics for the commendable work of keeping Nigerian Children busy through the sporting activities of Gymnastics; to create focus, build relationship through healthy children play and interaction and curtail youth restiveness. Sen. Imoke made this remark while performing the medal presentation ceremony at TIG 8th Edition TIG International level system Gymnastics Championship competition at the Package B, Abuja National Stadium in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. He states “Gymnastics is something the children like, it’s very interesting and it’s nice to encourage this youth people involved in the training. It keeps them busy, it’s a nice event and we commend TIG for their efforts” Also at the competition Director FEAD at the Ministry Mrs Tayo Oreweme who represented the Minister of Youths and Sports Development Barr. Solomon Dalung has stated that Children who engage in Gymnastics’ are disciplined “the minister and ministry has shown its support for these children today by encouraging what they are doing, knowing that we need our children to be disciplined if we are to have a better society” The organizers of the competition and Head Coach of the group Anthony Asuquo says starting the group wasn’t easy as he struggled through thick and thin to establish the program for years before collaborations and sponsorship came his way “TIG comprises of young Boys and Girls of Talent in Nigeria capable to prove to the Government and people of Nigeria that we can actually do something on our own. We want to purify the minds of youths that we can live above laziness and be very successful. When we started there was no sponsors and collaborations but in this 8th edition, you can see them all and in full support” Parents and their children who took part at the competitions express their excitements at their children displays and speak on the impact of Gymnastics to their well being and academics. Joerg Kuehnel a Diplomat in Nigeria accompanied his daughter “it’s amazing my girl got a Gold medal, we didn’t expect it especially as we were supposed to catch our flight, but there was no flight so we came for her routine. She did very well although was nervous at a time but she later focused” Enquiring to know the impact of Gymnastics in the daughter’s academics, Kuehnel says “she has been into Gymnastics for almost 2 years, every week for 2 or 3 times and I really see that through the physical exercise, she tends to focus better to do her home work. It also makes her stay at one place rather than wonder from here to there; then she makes her friends from the group because Nigerians are everywhere so whenever we move to country to country she sees her friends” Paula Candela Kuehnel 9 years old gives her experience being a Gymnast “its fun difficult and it motivates me. Most of my friends in my class do Gymnastics, the once outside my class I talk to them and they say they will try” Gerda Imoke 11 years old called on more Nigerian children and youth to do Gymnastics, never to give up on the challenges inherent in it and to be strong to excel. Schools who fielded children for the competition are Chrisland International School, French International School among others. While sponsorship came to the group from Dufil: Pure Floor Mills Limited, KT LFTZ Enterprise, Ashimena Limited, Indomie, Domingo Pizza, and Nigeria Television Authority etc.