The
top hierarchy of The Gambia National Olympic Committee (GNOC) on Saturday 6
August 2016 paid a courtesy call on Gambian sporting delegation at the Olympic
Village.
The
GNOC delegation comprising president Alhagie Momodou Dibba, secretary general
Peter Prom and treasurer Ousman Wadda were accompanied to the Athletes’ Village
by Gambia Chef de Mission to Rio 2016, Mr Haruna Cham.
Addressing
the athletes, the president of GNOC, Alhagie Momodou Dibba, expressed his
executive committee’s delight in seeing Gambia present good and qualified
athletes to the games.
He
urged the athletes to be focused to be able to achieve the desired results.
Meanwhile,
a day after GNOC’s visit to the Athletes Village, the delegation from the
Ministry of Youth and Sports comprising Abdoulie M. Kah, deputy permanent
secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS), and Marcel Mendy,
executive director of National Sports Council, visited the Gambia athletes at
the Village.
They
were received by the GNOC development officer and team leader Momodou Demba.
The
MOYS delegation extended greetings from the Youth and Sports minister Hon.
Alieu K. Jammeh and reaffirmed government’s support and encouragement to the
athletes.