An Approach Towards the Formation of Athletics Club in Adigrat University, Ethiopia

Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to explore the way in which the Adigrat University is interested in promoting sports
and community services too. The University has three years of age and it has long journey ahead towards excellence in academics and sport arena as well. This is the fourth University in a row which has initiated and developed its own
athletics club out of 33 Universities in Ethiopia. The University authorities have taken keen interest to promote National Athletics and pave path to budding athletes in different capacities of its surroundings. It’s a well known fact that Ethiopians fixed the foot path strongly in distance races especially Long in International arena. The prime objective of this club is to produce such a talented athletes who can represent their Region and Nation in National and International Competitions. The scientific and systematic sport training would be given and opt them right direction in terms of achieving top performances. The sport training environment has its own demographic and biological merits viz. an elevation of 2457 meters above from sea level, obviously which favors for endurance athletes and also the existed region produces many Olympians like Gebrezgabiher Gebremariam (10000m), Hagos Gebrehiwot (5000m), Dejen Gebremeskel (5000m), Abeba Aregawi (1500m) and other athletes like Yemane(1500) , Atsedu(5000,10000), Meresa, Gebretsadk, Werknesh (10000), Afera, Goytotom ,Gudaf and the athletic legend Muruts Yifter (5000, 10000) is also from next to adigrat. The team of experts from Department of Sports Science hunted the potentials by conducting the general and event specific tests in different Woredas of the region. The higher officials from Ethiopian National Athletics Federation and Tigray Region Athletics Federation were extended their hands additionally to launch the Athletics club in Adigrat. The Adigrat University withstands its strength and interest in sports by producing good and talented athletes for Nation and International too in future.

Author Name : Dr. S. Jayaraman

Keywords: Ethiopia, Athletics, Sports Training, Scientific and Systematic.