LNOC
President Praises Olympic Participation
By Julu M. Johnson, Jr.
The President of the Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) has
described as fantastic Liberia s participation in the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens, Greece.
Perhaps her first post-Olympic comments, Mrs. Deborah J. Williams
said her organization learned a lot while in Athens last month.
By Liberia s participation, Mrs. Williams said the LNOC would embark
on a number of works as the country prepares for the 2008 Games in
Beijing, China.
Unlike past Olympics which had only track and field representing
Liberia, Mrs. Williams promised to take at least events to the next
Olympics.
She expressed gratitude that Sports Minister Whatonia Dixon-Barnes
was in Athens to see what transpired.
The LNOC president stated that the Sports Minister has thus vowed to
give the LNOC the necessary support by improving the federations and
increasing the number of events going to the Olympics.
She , meanwhile, called on parents to encourage their children to
participate in sports.
Mrs. Williams said sport is worth taking part in and makes one to
become somebody. She also said sport makes one healthy.
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