A nine-year-old pupil from Benin City, Iyanu Emmanuel Esseh has set his mind on winning a gold medal in swimming for Edo State at the ongoing 2nd Niger Delta Games.
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Esseh also told Sports247 at the swimming pool side on Day 3 of the ongoing multiple sports competition in Benin City that he is happy to be in the host state’s contingent.
He praised God for giving him swimming as a talent and thanked Edo State’s coaches for helping him become a potential chanpion for them and Nigeria as a whole.
Esseh declared, “I love swimming because I want to be a champion. I love swimming and I want to go far with it.
“Swimming is now the only sport that I am in and concentrating on fully. In fact, I want to win a gold medal for Edo State.
“I am just nine years old, but I already know what I want to achieve in life. I want to win many gold medals in swimming. That’s all I want.”
