The cyclist who spoke after the global sporting event said her country has one of the best facilities for cycling but it is always being rented out for religious events by sports administrators in the country. The cyclist who spoke after the global sporting event said her country has one of the best facilities for cycling but it is always being rented out for religious events by sports administrators in the country. Ukpeseraye emphasised that the continued misuse of the velodrome would lead to the extinction of cycling in Nigeria because of the lack of opportunities to train.
She said: "We have a very beautiful track; our track is the best in Africa, but we don't use it. They don't permit us to use it. "One of the most expensive sports venues in the world is in Nigeria, which has a beautiful wooden velodrome.
But since it's rented out for religious services and other activities for most of the year, bikers are not permitted to train there," she told cyclingnews.com Eze Ukpesereye had earlier revealed that she borrowed a bike to compete at the Keirin Sprint event in the ongoing Olympics via her post on X. This situation generated backlashes from Nigerians who accused those in authority of incompetence.
But in a long statement issued on X, the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John said Ese was misunderstood. He had written, “My attention has been called to a post on social media by Ese Ukpeseraye. After reading the post and some follow up comments I swung into action.
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