The Rotary Sports Festival organizers have officially began hostilities with a ceremonial golf tee off at the Ikoyi Club 1938 Golf Course in Lagos.
The logo unveiling took place on Friday at the Rotary District Office, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos after which the ceremonial tee-off took place in Ikoyi. The event will run from February 28 to March 7, 2025.
The sports festival will feature a variety of games, including golf, football, chess, swimming, table tennis, athletics, scrabble, flag football, ayo olopon, tennis, volleyball, snooker, draught, and tug-of-war.
During the event, PP Alozie Nsirimobi, Chairman of the Rotary District 9112 Sports Activities Committee, highlighted the vision of encouraging healthy living through sports.
“The vision behind ROSFEST is to encourage healthy living in the Rotary world and beyond through sports and grow the festival from inter-club competition as ROFEST to Nigeria District Sports Festival (NIFEST) to zones (AFRIFEST) and may be RIFEST for Rotary International Sports Festival.”
Players during the Rotary Sports Festival 2025.
Olufemi Adenekan, District Governor, Rotary International District 9112, expressed hopes for a more successful and larger festival compared to the first edition, with increased participation from more clubs.
He also advised Nigerians to view sports as a way of life, providing opportunities for bonding, mental well-being, and winning prizes, including land property.
“We are looking at a bigger success next year; from now till 2025, we do hope we replicate and improve on what we’ve had from the last edition, and we hope that we have more participants and more clubs,” he said.
“In the future we hope to involve other districts.; we have six districts in Nigeria, and it is our goal that we can make it a national event.”
“My advice to people is to ensure that they find a way of engaging and involving other people in activities and sports that provides us with such an avenue to bond,” he added.
Adenekan invited everyone, both Rotarians and non-Rotarians, to join in the event.
“Also, these sports festivals offer people the opportunity to win a lot of prizes, including land property that could help aid their lives. I invite everyone, both Rotarians and non-Rotarians, to join in this event.”
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