Rivers State is a blessed state when it come to sports. This is because each local government area of the 23 LGAs are in one way or the other unique in it sporting events, naturally.
The Newswriter sports will zero down in highlightening each of the 23 LGAs potentials naturally sports wise.
Rivers State could be divided into three (3) basic naturally potential zones in sports, producing as to result if keyed in and enhanced sincerely.
The deltaic (riverine LGAs) the middle dry lands LGAs, the dryland LGAs, if enhanced in the national sporting potentials, Rivers State would be the state to beat in the Nigeria federation in sports.
Consider some of the potentials, key sports some of the LGAs could produce, boxing, wrestling, swimming, weighing, football, badminton just to mention a few.
Apart from producing swimmers, the riverine LGAs could also produced weighlighters, footballers, boxers, good sprinters and so many other sports. Because the geographical location and their daily activities favour them.
The protein found in the region also is a basic contributing factor for some of these LGAs to produce almost all sporting events.
The Newswriter sports would be pleased to discus some of the sports each of the 23 LGAs in Rivers State could produce to the advantage of the state and Nigeria in general our next edition, so keep a date with us.
In the history of Nigeria sports, it is recorded that the first professional wrestler come from old Rivers State.
That man is “Super Sokari Soberekon, who hails from Buguma town, the headquarters of Asari Toru Local Government Area.
“Super Sokari shall be 74 years old by September, 2016; he is now a clergy and is kicking fine in health. ###
