The Chairman of the Lagos State Judo Affiliation (LSJA), Sheriff Hammed, believes that Sambo will quickly develop into the quickest rising sport within the nation given the dedication of its practitioners in encouraging its growth.
Though Sambo is a martial artwork that isn’t but as well-liked as others in its class, it’s a sport that holds nice potential for Nigerians of various age teams given the efforts and sources put into its growth.
As president of the LSJA, Hammed has made judo the primary fight sport within the state, so the Worldwide Affiliation of Combative Sports activities (IACS), the one fight sports activities and martial arts schooling physique on this planet, determined to elect him as LSJA president. Joint Secretary (Africa).
The Lagos judo boss will lead the Nigerian crew to the thirteenth African Video games in Ghana subsequent month and en path to a profitable outing, he has opted to popularize Sambo throughout the nation.
Talking on his motivation for selecting to develop Sambo, Hammed mentioned: “Our plan is to supply an expertise that brings a plethora of advantages to the sports activities trade in Nigeria and the individuals
From advocating for improved services to enhancing psychological and general well-being, to offering alternatives for youth recreation and engagement, enhancing college students' instructional expertise, model engagement and extra.
“We wish to affect your complete sports activities worth chain within the nation by presenting Sambo as a platform for sports activities growth.” He acknowledges the challenges that may hinder reaching his targets, saying:
“There may be usually the misperception that sport is principally about attending competitions, each at house and overseas, however sport goes additional than that. Every step within the growth – expertise engagement, discovery, growth, administration and transition – presents a singular alternative to go, holistically, even additional than the event of 'sport' as we all know it.
“By way of services, for instance, there are present services which can be underutilized. This isn’t anybody's fault, however worldwide world observe now reveals us {that a} sports activities facility could be multifunctional and adaptable. A number of the questions we requested ourselves embody: 'Will we wish to construct new services for Sambo, or can we work with the present sports activities services and consider methods to take advantage of their services?'
“Whereas the long-term objective will likely be to construct new services, we imagine that by working with the present services we are able to create a win-win state of affairs the place such services could be improved. That is solely potential due to the dynamic nature of Sambo, which is very adaptive. Let's not overlook that Sambo is a multi-dimensional martial artwork that mixes gymnastics, wrestling, boxing and judo/jiu jitsu. So with the event of Sambo, we’re positive that it’ll additionally affect the event of the above-mentioned sports activities.” Hammed mentioned that with the rising demand for health and recreation, his physique is providing Sambo as a step in direction of health and recreation.
“Sambo improves the health of individuals. By providing it as a way to realize health and recreation, Sambo is offered in a constructive mild for individuals to take up sport. It may develop into a channel for folks to find their abilities for Sambo and different sports activities, relying on the talents of the individuals.”
