Five-times Olympian, Mary Onyali, says the National Youth Games is the bedrock of discovering ‘next generation’ of athletes for the country.[ad] The 7th edition of the NYG is currently going on in Asaba, Delta State capital, and Onyali believes Nigeria will reap the benefits of the Games in the nearest future.
• Delta rolls out four artists to entertain fans Five-times Olympian, Mary Onyali, says the National Youth Games is the bedrock of discovering ‘next generation’ of athletes for the country. The 7th edition of the NYG is currently going on in Asaba, Delta State capital, and Onyali believes Nigeria will reap the benefits of the…• Delta rolls out four artists to entertain fans
Onyali represented Nigeria in five consecutive editions of the Olympics Games. From Seoul ‘88 all through Athens 2004, she was Nigeria’s golden girl dominating the tracks. “All the coaches need do is to fish out young athletes, who have the potential of becoming a future star. A good coach should be able to know when they see such athlete,” Onyali said.
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