C’Wealth Games: Adekuoroye, Others Get Cash Rewards For Winning Medals

Another set of Team Nigeria athletes, mostly wrestlers and powerlifters, who won medals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have received their cash rewards from the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development.

This was the second set of medal-winning athletes and their coaches to be rewarded at the Commonwealth Games.

At a brief ceremony at their camps on Saturday night in Birmingham, Chef De Mission of Team Nigeria, Dr Simon Ebhojiaye and some top officials of the Sports Ministry thanked the athletes and their coaches while presenting them with the cash rewards.

Recall that the sum of $25,000 was given to the first set of athletes and their coaches who were majorly the weightlifters.

Among those in the second set of athletes that received their cash rewards on Saturday were Gold medal winners, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Blessing Oborududu and Mercy Genesis.