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The Akwa Ibom State Governor, His Excellency Udom Emmanuel has added another feather to his already hugely decorated sports cap as Mary Sunday Samuel, a teenage cyclist discovered by the governor is currently doing Nigeria proud at the World Junior Track Cycling Championships in Frankfurt, Germany, Igbere TV reports.

Igbere TV reports that 18-year-old Mary was discovered at the first edition of Akwa Ibom Youth Sports Festival, held in the state.

Igbere TV gathers that Ms. Mary, a product of Etinan Institute, won a gold medal in Cycling at the state youth sports festival before moving on to become Nigeria's national Track Cycling Junior Champion at last year's National Sports Festival.

The teenage cyclist also emerged West African Regional Champion at the recently concluded African Track Championships in Abuja.

In April 2019, she was ranked fifth in Women Junior Time Trial Continental Championship by the United Cycling International (UCI) on 540.00 points having won four silver medals in the junior category of the Time Trial, Individual Time Trial, Sprint and Point Race events at Sax Young Cycling Track, Alexandria Park, South Africa, Igbere TV reports.

It would be recalled that following Nigeria's dismal outing at the last Olympic Games in Rio, in 2016, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, pledged to discover a pool of young indigenous sports talents that will win medals for Nigeria at future international sports championships.

The star-studded Governor immediately walked the talk when he launched the first ever Akwa Ibom State Youth Sports Festival in 2017. The success stories of the state-owned annual championships have hardly been told especially with this year's edition only a heartbeat away.

Coach Lawrence Iquaibom, the state Director of Sports when contacted by Igbere TV confirmed the latest development adding that 'the best is yet to come'.

Therefore the state Ministry of Youth and Sports under the watchful eyes of Sir Monday Uko as commissioner, who has muscularly interpreted the sports dreams of the Governor thus far, must be commended for a job well done.

Source; http://igberetvnews.com/903913/teenage-cyclist-discovered-by-gov-udom-wins-7-medals-in-germany-photos/

wow

impressive.please keep it up.

Wow

Chai! @Lalasticlala, pls encourage this young girl nah

Wow

Pls, make us proud, mbok

congratulations TEENAGER.

Useless goat copy and paste blogger, why do you saying ( hugely) which achievements your family have attained since you are born

Impressive,kudos!

Congrats . May God push u higher to greatness. Go girl !!!

I love this kind of news......Mary send your account details asap for some wads of appreciation

The star-studded Governor

Wtf is this?
All these bloggers with their fake English.

Wow Akwa ibom Amaka


Akwa ibom Ayaya

Amaka/Ayaya= Amayaya meaning You're beautiful in calabar

Good news is always from the south ?

Hmmm.... the stuff that should be headlining all media is just buried. Sooo much raw talent.... so little support. May she continue to do her best......great so far!

She makes the jersey look good

congrats dear

Amazing... This is what happens when we send those with real talent to represent us, not those man know man levels

Originalsly:
Hmmm.... the stuff that should be headlining all media is just buried. Sooo much raw talent.... so little support. May she continue to do her best......great so far!

Na our way... If it's Regina or Tonto stormed a hole rocking bright yellow hair, you'll be seeing 40k views

wisewordd:
congratulations TEENAGER.

ameebo

DameB:
Amazing... This is what happens when we send those with real talent to represent us, not those man know man levels

You are very wise.

Is that Facebook slip-on

smogup:
Wtf is this?
All these bloggers with their fake English.

As in,I just weak....is the governor a Barcelona/Real Madrid Squad ni,that makes him STAR STUDDED!

where these bloggers dey learn this mumu English na...I taya mehn!!!

Am not surprised. There are many like her with raw talent who are wasting away in the whole country. Sosong o eyeneka. Yak Abasi adu mme afo.

Woooooooow

smogup:
Wtf is this? All these bloggers with their fake English.

imagine

Bofoy4:
Wow Akwa ibom Amaka


Akwa ibom Ayaya

Amaka/Ayaya= Amayaya meaning You're beautiful in calabar

Good news is always from the south ?

amaka is igbo while ayaya is akwa Ibom.
don't mix them together they have nothing in common