Centre For Chinese Studies Organizes Seminar On Beijin Olympic

By Ateed Yusuf, Abuja

The centre for Chinese studies university of Abuja has organized a one day seminar on the contributions of China to the development of the movement of 2008 Beijin Olympic.
Speaking at the occasion, the director of the centre, Professor Ibrahim James commended Chinese government for successful preparations as well as the zeal and commitment of its participants, noting that they won almost all the medals at the tournament.
He further told the gathering that the difference between African games and the Western world was that Africans believed in magic, superstition and charms while the western world relied on vigorous practices being a means of winning a contest.
According to him, determination, hardwork and commitment were the factors that take China to greater heights at the Olympic, saying that China beat Toronto and Paris in a bid to host the Beijing games.
Professor James also pointed out that China won medals than the whole African countries, adding that Nigeria is yet to win any medal despite its huge population though expressed optimism that the male football team would make the country proud in the final.
"The latest Chinese contribution to the Olympic movement emanated from the China's crackdown on internet access during the Beijing Olympic 2008. On other index of the Chinese contribution to the Olympic movement is the oriental donation of certain sports and games to the Olympic Games", he revealed.
The director added that several Olympic sports and games have been of oriental origins and precisely of Chinese and Japanese origins these included Taikwando, karate and Judo, adding that oriental sports and games almost easily gain international respectability, recognition and acceptability by international Olympic movement and its organ International Olympic Committee.
Also contributing, a Chinese man, of the department of political science and international relations of the university, Mallam Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, presented a paper entitled "Not just games: the politics of Beijin Olympic told the gathering that the 2008 Beijing Olympic is never a nightmare or mirage, but a sheer accomplishment in the side of the Chinese people.
According to him, the Chinese had given the game a slogan "one world one dram", explaining that it has been a dream to the Chinese people for a long period of time to become the centre of world" sports which is glaringly a achievable in 2008.
"The paper is divided into two parts, one looked into the internal struggle of the
political Olympic, which encompasses a display of China interms of beauty of environment, population, might, technology, industry and social discipline while the other looks- at the external struggle which is against rivals and opponents in international politics," he commented.
The scholar also shed more light on the conceptual clarification, scientific/theoretical connectives and the Olympic Games.
Earlier in her welcome address, the chairperson of the ceremony who doubles as the head of department (HOD) history, Dr. (MRS) folashade Ifamose talked on the lessons of unity, oneness and understand due to sporting activities at the world's tenement.
She further noted that the Olympic was able to bring about different people five continents of the world.

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Barcelona new boy Seydou Keita says he turned down offers from Real Madrid and Juventus to head the Camp Nou.
The 28-year-old Mali international spent just one season with Sevilla before joining Barca and is content that he made the right choice.
He told Sport: "Last December Barca became interested in signing me, although they had already enquired about me when I was playing in France.
"As well as the Catalans though, Juve and Real also wanted me. But I had already made my mind up to join Barca and did not want to change it.
"I have not come here to say how pleased I am to have joined a club like this, I have come here to contribute, to be happy and to play.
When you are part of a club like this you have to win.
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Buffon Plays Down City Link

By Osuiniabasi Alfred

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youths and Sports is soliciting a working relationship with RUSAL-ALSCON Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria Plc at Ikot Abasi Local Government Area for the use of its sporting facilities in the training of athletes in selected sports.
These are swimming, handball, table tennis and lawn tennis sports. The Commissioner for Youths and Sports Mr. Enobong Umoetuk made the plea at a courtesy call on him by RUSAL ALSCON Aluminum Smelter Company Nigeria Plc. Ikot Abasi.
The Sports Commissioner commended the company for its commitment towards sports development in the state and reiterated the readiness of the state government to partner with the private sector to develop sports. He was particularly impressed with RUSAL ALSCON for identifying itself with sports development programmes of Akwa Ibom State government. Mr. Umoetuk specifically commended the company for floating a female football team Queens Football Club bill to represent Nigeria at an international Female Football Championship in Brazil and the company's male football team for their remarkable performance in the National Amateur Division three playoff in the Owerri centre.