Lagos – The Kwara Commissioner for Sports, Ayo Bolakale, on Tuesday advised athletes to combine sports with education in order to mould a well rounded personality.
Kale told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that an athlete’s involvement in sports as a career should not be a reason for neglecting his or her education.
He said that combining sports and education would impact positively on the physical and intellectual development of the individual involved.
“We’ve held meeting with commissioner for education that there must be collaboration effort between the two ministries, you have to blend education with sports.
“Education must go pari-passu with sports; one does not disturb other.
“Even it improves your mental and physical ability for you to be able to reason critically; if you look at it critically people that do well educationally, you will see that they have the background when it comes to sport development.
“So, we are really doing that at our own strategic level.’’
The commissioner, however, advised parents to support their wards to excel in both fields. (NAN)