Ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Labrum Clothing Donates Kits to N.O.C
By: Reginald Brian O. Sawyerr
Ahead of Tokyo 2020, Foday Dumbuya the CEO of Labrum has donated kits to the National Olympic Committee for Team Sierra Leone’s participation in the Olympics in Japan. The event took place at the Siaka Stevens Stadium Hostels in Freetown.
The President of the National Olympic Committee, Dr Patrick Coker, in his statement explained that Labrum Clothing and the NOC/CGA have signed an agreement for kit and garment production for the Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games. He continued by announcing that Labrum will also be donating some garment to the N.O.C for the Olympics Games which will be held in Tokyo in a couple of weeks’ time.
Concluding, the NOC President thanked the management of Labrum for their Goodwill gestures towards their athletes going to the games.
The Minister of Sport, Hon Ibrahim Nyelekeh, in his statement expressed some delight to the management of Labrum for their Goodwill gestures towards the NOC and other sporting Disciplines in the country, he further encouraged the athletes to represent the country well in Japan and also assured them of His Excellency’s full support towards them.
Responding to the statements of the NOC President and the Minister of Sport, The Labrum Clothing CEO Foday Dumbuya started by thanking the NOC President and the Minister of Sport for their tremendous support towards the growth of Labrum Clothing in the country.
While commending the Chef de Mission of the NOC, Unisa Deen-Kargbo for doing a very good job, he assured them of Labrum’s continued support towards development of sports in Sierra Leone.
Foday Dumbuya concluded by thanking the Leone Stars Team Manager Mr Christian Dauda for his massive support behind the scenes, the Athletes for representing the country in the Olympic and Paralympic Games and also heaped praises on the management in Sierra Leone for their tremendous work in promoting the Labrum brand through the media.
Eric Fomba, making a statement on behalf of the NSA, expressed their delight that the swimmers who had gone to the training camp in Italy had not defected but had come back home to proudly represent the country in Japan. He reaffirmed the NSA’s position that Sports will take a different turn in the coming years
In his contribution, the Sports Ambassador of Sierra Leone, Charlie Bio thanked and appreciated the CEO of Labrum in trying to change the narrative of sport designing in Sierra Leone. He encouraged the athletes to be serious with their practices at all times so that they will be able to perform well in the competition.
The event was graced with the presence of the Minister of Sports Hon Ibrahim Nyelekeh, Sierra Leone Sports Ambassador Charlie Bio Jr, President, Treasurer and Secretary General of the NOC, Head of Media and Marketing of N S.A, Eric Fomba, Mr Christian Dauda, Leone Stars Team Manager, and the Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving And Polo Association, Mr Mohamed Abdul Turay.
