Judo: 10 Athletes Receive Scholarships

It was an exceptional day at the headquarters of the Cameroon Judo Federation (FECAJUDO) in Yaounde on Thursday October 1, 2020. The event was the ceremony to award scholarships to ten athletes aged between 13 and 25 years. The award by the FECAJUDO in collaboration with the association “Collectif Jeunes Pousses” is aimed at encouraging the athletes and to improving the performances of athletes.
The protocol agreement signed between FECAJUDO and Collectif Jeunes Pousses move is aimed at improving the quality of judokas the country will produce in the future. Speaking at occasion, the President of FECJUDO King Dihang said the objective of the scholarship is to prepare the young generation (rélève) and to have quality judokas both at the level of sports and the school milieu. “We want to keep the two aspects of social life; the sports and professional life so that we can get quality judokas who can lead judo in Cameroon in future,” he said. Concerning the criteria for selection, Kingue Dihang said the three major criteria. The athletes must have good academic and sports records and must be disciplined. Also the athletes must be Cameroonians. Kingue Dihang said 50 files were submitted for scholarship but only ten were able to meet the conditions. According to the terms of the protocol agreement each athlete will receive FCFA 25,000 per month within a period of one year.
The President of Collectif Jeunes Pousses, ...