Poor Funding Of Sports, By Patrick Omorodion

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poor funding of sports by patrick omorodion

Etymology shows that the phrase different strokes for different folks has its origin from the US in the 50s.

It was however, the boxing legend, Muhammad Ali who is said to have popularised it in November 1966 while explaining his boxing strategy during his many fights. Why am I bringing this here? It is because at the recently concluded World Championship in Tokyo, Japan, our girl, Oluwatobiloba Amusan picked a silver in the womens 100m hurdles and the media described it as a golden silver.

Surprisingly, as at the time of writing this, no word of reward has come from the presidency, now reputed for rewarding second placed teams, especially in football, like the Super Eagles.