Ahead of the annual Asoju Oba Molade Okoya-Thomas Table Tennis Cup, organizers have revealed that the 2020 edition of the competition will hold from November 30 to December 1 at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium as the 52nd edition of Nigeria’s oldest sporting competition would be organized in line with the COVID-19 safety measures laid down by the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC).
Ayodeji Okoya-Thomas, a member of the organizing committee being the sixth edition without the initiator, who passed on after the 46th edition in 2014, the tournament would be limited to two events this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “we have decided to organize this year’s tournament to ensure it continues uninterrupted. We will observe the laid-down COVID-19 protocol for all participants and guests during the competition.”
“We will reward outstanding players and we believe this competition will also help to prepare Lagos State athletes for the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Edo State set to take place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.”
