June 16, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Volleyball Association has reached an agreement with the Lagos State Sports Commission to host the inaugural edition of the “Super Four” Sitting-Volleyball Championship.
The event will take place at the National Stadium Indoor Sports Hall in Surulere, Lagos State, between June 17-18 and according to Mr Kayode Ladele, Chairman of Legacy Volleyball Club and Board Member of the Lagos State Volleyball Association, is aimed at promoting sitting volleyball, just like other sports.
He went on to say that the goal of the event is to develop a powerful team that would represent the state in national and international games. “Sitting-Volleyball is not a new game, but it is only just finding its feet in Nigeria. The sport has been in existence for a long time.
“The sport requires almost the same techniques as the normal volleyball except that the game is played by the physically-challenged persons.”
As a result, Ladele stated that the tournament’s goal is to encourage physical activity among Nigeria’s physically challenged population.
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