Islamic Solidarity Games: Preparations Hot Up

A press conference on the state of preparedness of Cameroon for the competition took place in Yaounde on April 5, 2017.

The fourth edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 12 to 22, 2017. Cameroon as usual will be part of the competition. Ahead of this important event preparations have reached fever pitch at the different sports federations in the country.  A press conference to brief journalists on the state of preparedness of Cameroon for the competition took place in Yaounde onApril 5, 2017.
Speaking at the occasion, the President of the Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee, Kalkaba Malboum said preparations are going on smoothly and all is being done to ensure a successful participation of Cameroonian athletes in the competition. Cameroon will present 69 athletes in eight sports disciplines. These include weightlifting, athletics, volleyball, wrestling, boxing, judo, taekwondo and football. According to the official programme from the Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee, external training camps are going on and will run till April 15, 2017 while intern...