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Team Nigeria will take part in six sports at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 3. This is authoritative. Briefing the Executive and Board members of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC , on Monday at the Boardroom of the NOC,  President Sani M. Ndanusa named the sports as Athletics, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Boxing(male and female) and Para Sports. [caption id="attachment_175428" align="alignnone" width="400"] EXHAUSTION ••• Absence of medical personnel at the Amiesimaka's Stadium as athlete offer assistance to themselves.[/caption] The Para Sports are in Athletics, Table Tennis and Power-lifting. There are 17 Sports on the programme for the Commonwealth Games. They include – Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Hockey, Judo, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby Sevens, Shooting, Squash Rackets, Swimming, Table Tennis, Triathlon, Weightlifting and Wrestling. Ndanusa said that as part of...

Nigeria Olympic Committee has named President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Hon Daniel Igali as Chairman of its Technical Commission. President of NOC, Engineer Sani M. Ndanusa announced the appointment with the tacit approval of the Board and Exco members of the NOC during their meeting at the Boardroom of the NOC, National Stadium, Surulere. [caption id="attachment_297589" align="alignleft" width="200"] Igali[/caption] The Board and Exco members also allowed him the opportunity to come up with some other members to get the Commission functioning. “We know you are loaded but can still carry this load of Technical Commission Chairman”, Ndanusa said to a rapturous applause from Federation Presidents. “Igali is an ex-athlete, a Paragon who capped his time as an athlete with an Olympic Gold medal. He is an Ambassador. He is a Politician as a member of the Bayelsa House of Assembly. He is wearing many caps but merits the caps”, Ndanusa said attracting more...