Olympics
Event professionals light up Lagos with Olympics
BY YINKA PADONU
In a bid to foster the spirit of sportsmanship and team bonding, the Association of Professional Party Organizers and Event Managers of Nigeria (APPOEMN), took time to engage in several sporting activities in what it tagged APPOEMN Olympics which held recently in Lagos.
According to a statement by the association’s President, Mrs. Funbi Akinyosoye, she stated that the Olympics games which was all shades of fun is the 2nd edition in the series held at the Podium Event Centre this May.
She added: “We had our members divided into four groups, Athenians, Spartans, Titans and Centurion and competed against each other in activities that includes members March Past, Obstacle Crossing, Gladiator fight, Mountain Climb Balloon and Water Game, Dancing Competition, Tug of War among others.”
Akinyosoye noted that through sportsmanship, shared efforts and rewards, Appoemn members have been able to grow together as a family and create bonds that last beyond the group.
Lending voice to the games, the Event Director of the association, Mrs.Chinwe Attoh, pointed out that this is another brilliant initiative by APPOEMN to evidently foster good relations and growth in the Events & Party Planning Industry in Nigeria.
In order to ensure safety of the participants, Attoh said that the Eight Medical team were on ground to provide invaluable service in administering first aid and for a general round of check-up for all game participants.
“Every prop, equipment and game setup was adequately monitored and set to the standards and regulations of Health and Safety practices of the Lagos state government.”
At the end of the one day sporting event, the Centurion Team led by Mrs. Folake Odebiyi emerge the overall best team, followed by The Spartans led by Mrs. Adejike Ogunlana coming second and Athenians led by Mrs. Gladys Igbekele as third position and the Titans came in the rear led by Mrs. Dolapo Adu.
The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower since June to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games were removed from the Parisian monument early on Friday morning, as confirmed by an AFP photographer. But the Paris City Hall intends to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.
The five-coloured rings, measuring 29 metres in length and 15 metres in height, were placed between the first and second levels of the iconic iron structure on 7 June.
According to Inside the Games publication, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the Olympic symbol to continue decorating the monument until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
But the descendants of the tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel are opposing the move. They are insisting that the Olympic rings are aesthetically in conflict with the concept and design of the Tower.
The 30-tonne rings initially installed on the Eiffel Tower were also not designed to withstand winter weather conditions.
Olympics
Despite Egypt winning 3 medals at Paris Olympics, President Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered a comprehensive evaluation of sports federations that participatedat the Paris Olympic Games, following a mission report submitted by the country’s sports minister.
The mandate includes a thorough expenditure check and a performance review to better highlight areas of improvement and fund allocation in future Games.
Additionally, the president plans to take necessary measures against federations —such as limiting funds— that had negative results in the Paris Games.
Egypt’s participation in sports where it lacks a competitive advantage will also be limited, as the president aims to direct resources to promising athletes to ensure optimal results. The president also aims to reduce administrative and technical staff within Olympic delegations and task relevant ministries with preparing future Olympic athletes.
Al-Sisi’s Olympic overhaul is to be presented to the cabinet for approval and urged the government to prioritise amending the sports law for the House of Representatives for review.
Egypt took home a total of three medals in the Summer Games. Ahmed El-Gendy triumphed in modern pentathlon, Sara Samir claimed the silver in weightlifting, and 21-year-old fencer Mohamed El-Sayed earned the bronze.
-Insidethegames
Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Some 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, which end on Sunday.
In 2012, London organisers set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
-Reuters
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