It is worthy to note that following receipt of the notice from the GFF, of the suspension of the Independence Stadium from hosting matches, the Ministry of Youth and Sports swiftly convened a meeting of key stakeholders to discuss the matter and to map out the way forward. A task force was formed to do […]
The Hon. Minister of Youth and Sport is accompanied by the Executive Director of the National Sport Council and other heads of satellite institutions under his purview on a nationwide tour which will take him to all project sites across the country. The tour which starts this morning will see the Hon. Minister and tour
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A look at team Gambia’s impressive showings at the just concluded 22nd CAA African Athletics Championship held at the Cote d’Or National Sports Complex in Mauritius from June 8-12 2022 which witnessed the participation of nearly 500 athletes from over 40 countries across the continent. The Confederation of African Athletics Senior Championship returned after it
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Gina Bass, Nyimasata Jawneh, Maimuna Jallow and Fatou Sowe won bronze in 4x100mts relay with a timing of 44.45sec at the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championship underway in Mauritius. This is the country’s first team medal in the championship and second medal for the Gambia after Gina Bass won gold medal in
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Gambian track queen, Gina Bass, has just shattered apart her national record of 11.08sec in the 100m she set at the African Senior Athletics championship, less than twenty four hours ago. The inform Gina, dashed to the finish line of the 100m final in 11.06sec, setting yet another national record and personal best in the
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Gambian track queen, Gina Bass has surpassed her national record of 11.12sec in the 100m she set at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Beating competition from other top athletes from the African continent in the African Athletics senior championship underway in Mauritius, sprinter Bass ran to the finish line in the second semi final of
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Ebrima Camara has just broken the national 100m record in his heat at the ongoing African Senior Athletics championship taking place in the Island of Mauritius. Ebrima, who is among fourteen other Gambian athletes sponsored to take part in the African championship by the Ministry of Youth and Sport through the National Sport Council, finished
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The tour which will take two weeks started yesterday with a visits to the offices of the Gambia Handball Association and the Gambia Volleyball Association. Speaking during the visits, the Chairman of the NSC, Mr. Lamin S. Jawara, commended the two Associations for the good work they have been doing. He went on to urge
As part of preparations for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, Islamic Games, five Gambian athletes are currently training in high performance training center in France. On Sunday 15th May, 2022, all the five athletes namely Ebrima Camara, Sengan Jobe, Adama Jammeh, Alieu Joof and Gina Bass competed in the meeting international de montgeron. Gina Bass won
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On behalf of the Governing Council of the NSC, members of staff, and all members of the sport fraternity , we wish to take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Bakary Y. Badjie on his reappointment as Minister of Youth and Sport. We also wish to congratulate all appointees and wish them well in their assignments.
