“Tell yourself you are a winner and remain positive all the time.”
Those were the encouraging words of Minister for Youth and Sports, Commander Viliame Naupoto to the Mahatma Ghandi Memorial (MGM) Primary School community as he addressed their sports day this morning.
The sports day was organised by MGM Primary school to end the school term in a more positive and relaxing way.
Commander Naupoto thanked the teachers for their dedication throughout the term and reminded them of the vital work they do in shaping the future of children through teaching.
Minister Naupoto also urged the parents to support children’s participation in sports whether at recreational or professional level.
“Sports will help us address non communicable diseases that is on the rise in our nation,” the Minister explained.
Minister Naupoto said the biggest evolution is sports being developed as a career path.
“In the past sports was mostly used to find national reps but now more than one third of the income our nation earns through remittance comes from sports people,” Mr Naupoto said.
Minister Naupoto reminded students to become good team players and give their best in whatever sports they participate in.
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