The
new President of the Gambia Judo Association Timothy Colley has vowed to make
Judo attractive in The Gambia.
Colley
was speaking at a re-union meeting with the stakeholders in the sport over the
weekend at the St Therese’s primary school hall in Kanifing.
It could be recalled that the Association was
dissolved by the National Sports Council last year after failing to meet the
requirements of the council.
“We
have already regulated our status with the authorities and it’s now our duty to
develop the sport in the country,” said Timothy Colley.
“I will make sure that Judo attracts many
youths and possible, so that it be can be practiced almost in every part of the
country”.
The
Gambia has qualified one judoka in Alex Faye Njie for the men’s lightweight
category (73 kg) at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, signifying
the nation’s Olympic debut in the sport.
Faye is undoubtedly Gambia’s most recognised
judoka with an international reputation built on success registered recently in
Africa and Europe.
