Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare, has assured Nigerians that the sports ministry has been monitoring the programmes of its athletes despite the uncertainty surrounding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) postponed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics indefinitely last week due to the devastating effects of the Covid-19.
Dare said: “The Nigerian authorities through the Sports Ministry called off the National Sports Festival as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of covid-19.
“This means several of our athletes overseas can no longer practice because the sporting facilities have been shut down.
“We are in touch with each one of them through a database to monitor their plans and to understand the kind of support they need.
