Association of Women in Sports on Thursday distributed food items to para athletes in Kaduna.
The President of the group, Prof. Florence Adeyanju speaking at the event said that the gesture is to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on these athletes with disabilities. She said that as an association, they discovered that the athletes with disabilities are most hit at this lockdown so they need all the help they could get to survive this time.
One of the beneficiaries, Regina Emeh, a physically challenged athletes speaking to press, appreciated the gesture and she said that the food items will go long way to sustain her.
The food items distributed were cartoons of Noddles, bags of rice and some beverages.
The Qualitative Magazine learnt that no few than 50 athletes with disabilities benefited from the Palliative.
