Governor Dickson Classic begins with seminar for referee, coaches, athletes

All set for 3rd Governor Dickson Wrestling Classics which begins on Tuesday at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Samson Siasia Sports Stadium in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

National Daily learnt that not fewer than 500 athletes and officials from different states and wrestling clubs around the country will participate in the competition which will also serve as qualifiers for this year’s Africa Games in Morocco and the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan in September.

Meanwhile a clinic session for the referees, coaches and wrestlers on the new rules covering the sport was organized by the Nigeria Wrestling Federation on Monday.

The session was handled by the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali and the Chairman of Nigeria Wrestling Referees Association, Yusuf Usman.

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