Sierra Leone’s Commonwealth Games delegation on Monday July 14th bid farewell to His Excellency President, Ernest Bai Koroma at State House ahead of their departure for Glasgow, Scotland.
A total of a 50-man delegation comprising of eight sporting disciplines, officials of both the NOC and Sports Council will departed the country’s shores on Tuesday for Scotland a week and a half before the commencement of the Games.
Addressing the delegation, President Koroma encouraged the athletes to make the nation proud and advised them to desist from ‘running away’ after the Games and advised them to compete well.
The Sports Minister, Hon. Paul Kamara who will also be part of the delegation applauded the President for separating the Sports Ministry from that of the youth Ministry. He promised the athletes will do their best at the Games adding that the selection was the best made by the respective disciplines.
A total of a 50-man delegation comprising of eight sporting disciplines, officials of both the NOC and Sports Council will departed the country’s shores on Tuesday for Scotland a week and a half before the commencement of the Games.
Addressing the delegation, President Koroma encouraged the athletes to make the nation proud and advised them to desist from ‘running away’ after the Games and advised them to compete well.
The Sports Minister, Hon. Paul Kamara who will also be part of the delegation applauded the President for separating the Sports Ministry from that of the youth Ministry. He promised the athletes will do their best at the Games adding that the selection was the best made by the respective disciplines.
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The delegation includes;
Unisa Deen Kargbo-Chef De Mission
Pamela Williams-Chaperon
Athletics
Emric Cole - Official
Jimmy Wright - Coach
Rebecca Ansumana - Athlete
Catherine Eke Ugona - Athlete
Hafsatu Sahid Kamara - Athlete
Michaela Kargbo - Athlete
Mariatu Suma - Athlete
Gribrilla Pato Bangura - Athlete
Solomon Bockarie - Athlete
Adel Sesay - Athlete
Jimmy Thoronka - Athlete
Thomas Vandy - Athlete
Boxing
Christian Campbell- Official
Mohamed Lamin Turay - Official
Abdul Rashid Bangura - Boxer
Mohamed Sillah - Boxer
Cycling
Winston DC Crowther- Official
Bernard Turay - Official
Moses L Sesay - Cyclist
Mohamed Thorley - Cyclist
Judo
Idrissa Massaquoi -Official
Leslie Smith - Judoka
Squash
Umaru N. Kakay - Official
Issa Kamara – Athlete
James E.K. Fayiah - Athlete
Table Tennis
John Bobson-Taylor - Official
Stella O. Grant - Athlete
Samuel Morris - Athlete
Weightlifting
Sonny Johnson - Official
Jonathan Johnson - Athlete
Abu Bakkar Kabia - Athlete
Wrestling
AbuBakar S Kamara - Official
Alpha Bangura - Athlete
Abdulai Rogers - Athlete
Unisa Deen Kargbo-Chef De Mission
Pamela Williams-Chaperon
Athletics
Emric Cole - Official
Jimmy Wright - Coach
Rebecca Ansumana - Athlete
Catherine Eke Ugona - Athlete
Hafsatu Sahid Kamara - Athlete
Michaela Kargbo - Athlete
Mariatu Suma - Athlete
Gribrilla Pato Bangura - Athlete
Solomon Bockarie - Athlete
Adel Sesay - Athlete
Jimmy Thoronka - Athlete
Thomas Vandy - Athlete
Boxing
Christian Campbell- Official
Mohamed Lamin Turay - Official
Abdul Rashid Bangura - Boxer
Mohamed Sillah - Boxer
Cycling
Winston DC Crowther- Official
Bernard Turay - Official
Moses L Sesay - Cyclist
Mohamed Thorley - Cyclist
Judo
Idrissa Massaquoi -Official
Leslie Smith - Judoka
Squash
Umaru N. Kakay - Official
Issa Kamara – Athlete
James E.K. Fayiah - Athlete
Table Tennis
John Bobson-Taylor - Official
Stella O. Grant - Athlete
Samuel Morris - Athlete
Weightlifting
Sonny Johnson - Official
Jonathan Johnson - Athlete
Abu Bakkar Kabia - Athlete
Wrestling
AbuBakar S Kamara - Official
Alpha Bangura - Athlete
Abdulai Rogers - Athlete
By: Editor
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