As athletes eagerly await the lift on the ban for contact sports in Nigeria due to the Covid 19 pandemic , ACP Chioma Ajunwa MON who has worn the shoes as a former athlete and the only individual Olympic gold medalist in Nigeria through the Chioma Ajunwa Foundation in collaboration with 3 other companies assisted 65 athletes in Lagos state at the Police college Ikeja.
” I decided to lend a helping hand to these athletes. Since the beginning of the lockdown it hasn’t been easy for a lot of them.
There is no better time to help them but now “.
She further explained that the athletes are about to go back to training ahead of the 2020 Olympics next year and otherwise competitons and that was why she partnered with A- Goal Nigeria and Arestone Tyres”.
Chioma Ajunwa had in the past months through the Chioma Ajunwa Foundation lent support in discouraging athletes from using drugs with her ” Say no to drugs and crime campaign” .
The event was embraced and athletes were indeed grateful to her for reaching out to them.
” I was surprised when I saw the quality of the relief materials. She has indeed encouraged us greatly” Damilola koku a police machine player told the media