My target is to win National Sports Festival Gold, says Gombe Athlete Begs Gov’t For Support
In an inspiring bid to secure a spot on the podium at the upcoming 22nd National Sports Festival tagged ‘Gateway Games Ogun 2024’, Gombe State athlete, Lamech Danladi, has voiced a heartfelt appeal to the state government for support and funding. The 20-year-old student of Diocesan High School in Gombe made the passionate appeal after clinching U-20 Boy’s 1500m gold medal at the ongoing Gombe State Inter Secondary School Athletics Championship in Gombe Stadium at Pantami on Wednesday. Danladi, said after finishing first ahead of other contestants, believed that with adequate resources, he can bring home a medal for Gombe State from Gateway Games Ogun 2024. “My dream has always been to represent my state at the National Sports Festival and my country at the international level. “My target is to win gold medal at the next National Sports Festival, but achieving this goal requires not just personal effort but also substantial support.