Milo arranges summer sports camp for children

Accra, Aug 20, GNA 96 Over 300 children drawn from some 40 basic schools in the Accra Metropolis, were taken through the rudiments of three hand games namely tennis, basketball and volleyball at the Azumah Nelson Sports Complex in a special programme dubbed Milo Summer Sports Camp.

The programme designed for children between the ages of six and 12 years, was under the instructions of former captain of the Golden Rackets, David Churcher who handled tennis whilst Justice Ajaaso handled the handball event with Solomon Abeiku as the instructor for basketball that will run till August 26.

The event starts at 8:00 am each day.

The children firstly go through aerobics on daily basis before they break into sessions to learn the basics in their chosen sport. The participants were also taken through an interactive session, with lead instructor Churcher testing the general knowledge of the children.

The session is, however, the most exciting part of the programme as the children take active part in it with the ultimate aim of winning some of the prizes at stake.

The programme is aimed at whipping the interest of the children in the sports as well as to unearth talents for the nation. Nestle Ghana Limited, sponsors of the programme invested 500 millions cedis into the programme with support from the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the National Sports Council (NSC) who provided logistical support for the two-week long event.