BY ADEYEMI ROBINSON-ADEFIOYE,LAGOS
The fifth edition and the third Module of Sports Administration and Advanced Sports Management Course (ASMC) commenced on Tuesday November 11, 2020 at the National Olympic Committee (NOC) boardroom, National Stadium Complex, Surulere, Lagos.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) course which the NOC participating on, is a global sport management course put together to produce and promote excellence in sports administration.
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engineer Habu Gumel at the opening session encouraged the participants to see the course as a key to national development and an opportunity to know and as well have first hand information as regards sports administration globally.
“The International Olympic Committee (IOC) through the Olympic Solidarity designed this course to provide National Olympic Committees the needed assistance to conduct administrative courses in their respective countries. This is to enhance their skills as sports administrators in their day to day activities”, Gumel added.
The three day programme which is virtual and conventional, has twenty five participants in attendance with Prof. Clement Fasan and Mr. Dyagas Jonathan as certified IOC Program Directors.
They are assisted by Mrs. Nyakno Oluokun, Assistant Director, National Institute for Sports and Mrs. Olanipekun Bodunrin of the Lagos State Sports Commission.
The course ends on November 13, 2020.
