World Judo Day: Hundreds of Students Showed Interest in Joining the Osun Judo Family

 

World Judo Day: Hundreds of Students Showed Interest in Joining the Osun Judo Family

By: Oluwaseun Omolola 

It was an eventful day at Fakunle Comprehensive High School, Osogbo as the Judo family in Osun State joined the rest of the world in celebrating the 2024 World Judo Day.

In a bid to catch them young,the Osun State Judo family visited Fakunle Comprehensive High School to celebrate and display some judo skills to the students.

While addressing the students on this year's theme 'WELLBEING', Osun State Judo Coach, Temitope Ayodele said that it's so important for all all and sundry to look after themselves.

" Wellbeing is not just the absence of disease or illness. It’s a complex combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors. Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. In short, wellbeing could be described as how you feel about yourself and your life." Said coach Ayodele.

She also took timeout to thank the leadership of the Osun State Sports Council for their unalloyed and unending support, while also appreciate the wonderful support from King Timmy Okeniyi who is the Chairman of the King Timmy Judo and Sambo Foundation.

Highlight of the event was the demonstrations from the Judokas to captivate the students after which hundreds of the students showed interest in joining the Osun State Judo family.

Exercise books and other items were shared for the students to appreciate their presence.