Three athletes from Oyo State have been shortlisted to participate in the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Caxias – do – Sul in Brazil from 1st to 15th May 2022.
Chairman of the Oyo State Sports Council, Honourable Gbenga Adewusi disclosed this in Ibadan.
According to Hon Adewusi, Orusa Clifford, Ettu Samuel Chukwuma; Oladipo Victoria Ayorinde, and their Coach, MR Saliu Abubakar Tunde were the shortlisted athletes billed to depart along with Team Nigeria’s athlete and officials today abroad Ethiopian Airlines.
The Chairman said further that Deaflympics is the World Games for the deaf similar to the Olympics and Paralympics for the able bodied and the para – athletes.
Honourable Adewusi commended the Federal Government of Nigeria for the sponsorship of the participation of Team Nigeria.
He expressed optimism that, the participants will perform excellently well in the competition.
