Bayelsa: Sports Writers’ Week to Begin December 7

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The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, Bayelsa State Chapter has put in place a line-up of activities to mark its 2024 Week from December 7 to 13.

A statement by the chairman of the Planning and Organizing Committee, Mr. Loveday Herbert and Secretary, Tom Amaegbe says the programme of activities will include a 6 Kilometer Road Race, the Clinton Thompson Cup which is a football competition among Media organizations in Bayelsa State, Indoor Games, a Capacity Building Workshop/Training for members and a SWAN Award Night.

According to the statement, the 6 Kilometer Road Race for journalists and media professionals will take place on Saturday, December 7 from the Ekeki Park to the Samson Siasia Sports Complex in Yenagoa, while the Clinton Thompson Football Tournament holds from Sunday, December 8th through the morning of Friday, December 13 at the Sports Complex and Hamilton Garden play pitch.

It notes that the indoor games which features scrabble, chess and table tennis hold on Thursday, December 12 at the NUJ Press Center with the workshop/training for Sports journalists is billed for Tuesday, December 10 also at the NUJ Press Center with the Bayelsa State SWAN Awards Night scheduled for Friday, December 13.