Lagos conducts medical screening for athletes camped for Edo 2020

Screening

By Olanrewaju Akojede

Lagos, March 16, 2020 (NAN) The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) on Monday conducted medical screening for all its athletes listed for the National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged “Edo 2020″.

The commission’s Director of Technical, Nunayo Travih, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the exercise was to ascertain the athletes’ level of fitness and state of health.

“Our teams have been in camp since March 8. We have camps in Agbowa, Ikorodu, Lagos State Polytechnic, also in Ikorodu, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Rowe Park and others.

“We don’t have one venue to camp all our athletes because of the size of the contingent, but they are all using the state facilities at the different locations and the athletes are in high spirits.

“But this (Monday) morning, we conducted a medical screening for all the athletes in compliance with the regulations of the NSF.

“By the end of tomorrow (Tuesday), we will have the results out,” he said.

Travih said the commission had placed emphasis on the provision of medical facilities across the camp sites, adding that an emergency response team had also been put in place.

“At Agbowa, we have a full complement of medical personnel. Over there, we have on ground a sports medical doctor, a physiotherapist, nurses, paramedics and pharmacists, amongst others.

“We also have the state ambulance to respond to any emergency or referral.

“At Ikorodu, the General Hospital there will also cater for any medical needs, while there are also the other Primary Health Centres within the camps.

“We also have the same type of medical personnel and facilities at the Teslim Balogun Stadium and across other venues,” he said.(NAN)

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(Edited by Sam Oditah and Olawale Alabi)