Ace Sports broadcaster and administrator, Hameed Adio, has been invited by his Alma Mater, the University of Lagos (UNILAG), to be the Unity Torch bearer for the 26th Nigerian University Games (NUGA), which the acclaimed University of first choice is hosting.
The invitation to Adio, who achieved global fame working with the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, both nationally and in his native Kwara State, is coming 44 years after Adio, a world class sprinter, had led UNILAG to excel at the 1978 NUGA GAMES.
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Adio won NUGA Gold medals in the 100 metres, 200 metres and relay 4×100 metres relay in the 1978 games hosted by UNILAG.
After excelling as a great athlete, Adio would go on to make his mark as a sports journalist and sports administrator, chalking up stints on both local and international duty briefs.
The 26th edition of the University Games is billed to kick off this weekend.