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Chevron’s Shola Ayemo has vowed to successfully defend his title in the swimming event of the ongoing Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games, which began on Monday with preliminary matches at the Package ‘B’ of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
In the heats, Ayemo showed the stuff he is made, gliding past his opponents to clinch the first position. He said his performance was a warning to other contenders that he was still the champion.
“I won gold at the last NOGIG. I want to retain my gold medal and nobody can take it away from me,” Ayemo said after his victory.
In another heat in the 50m breaststroke (men), 54-year old Hendrik Smith, representing NLNG, finished second and was full of praises for himself.
“I had an operation recently and had little time to train before the Games. For me to place second in the heat against this strong field gives me hope that I can still compete.”
He said the NLNG would push all the way to win the Games, a feat they have never achieved before.
In tennis, Chevron’s Bere Barienea, who defeated Fola Olanubi of NCDMB 6-0, 6-2 in the quarter-finals, will clash with Awin Ganjang of NNPC in the semi-finals, while Nweke Simon of PTI battles Ibika Williams of NNPC in the other last four battle.
In other events, SEPLAT thrashed SHELL 3-0 in the women’s table tennis team event at the Indoor Sports Hall. ExxonMobil also defeated Total Energies 3-0, while PTI dismissed Chevron with the same score line.
In the men’s category, SEPLAT beat NNPC 3-0, Shell defeated NUPRC 3-0 and NLNG hammered NCDMB 3-0 to advance. Chevron also sent Total Energies packing with a 3-0 win.
