 Welcome back. It's still the breakfast and plus TV Africa and now it's time to talk sports. Of course It's a Friday and we have a guest Monday Thomas Who is standing by sports journalists reaching us? Right from aqua abasi e-bomb state and the captain of aqua boom state will you all right? But before that let's quickly inform you reminded that for the first time it says Nigeria began her medals rush The ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games of the country's athletes had a barren outing on day 6 of Action in Birmingham despite the momentary medal drop. There were a couple of impressive performances from some Nigerian athletes ahead of The end of the activities for that day. No Nigerian athlete was in the final of the hundred meters a woman's event The country had to this time We had grace walk watcher and rosemary Chukuma, all right grace and walk watcher and Rosemary Chukuma, however, neither of them made it to the podium with Chukuma finishing in the fourth position With a time of eleven point one seven seconds the walk was just behind her in fifth With a time of eleven point one eight seconds just shy of the medal positions and quite unlucky You might say this is the first time that either of them will be making the final of the hundred meters at a major championship and the men men's hundred meters the Nation may start on having any without its its athletes in the final Fever ashay Raymond de Kevo and gods in broom a all faltered in this semi-final races And I do I still occupies the 10th position on the medals table with eight medals three gold One silver and four bronze That's eight medals three gold one silver and four bronze medals now Jonas again as I said To look at this and also to look at the English Premier League Returning for a new season is sports journalist Monday Thomas Monday. Thanks again for a time and good morning to you Good morning bottles is always great to be here We get to see these for the weekend and what we can have on my hands they primarily returning bottom very much Fascinated with what is happening at the commonwealth game. I mean a lot of time we took time to talk about and 1915 parents and they've made it Since I mean They've not completed the appearance since it started in 1930, but we can see that we are having a great time You may mention a Fever Of course lost losing out at the finals of the 100 meter men's and of course Grayson will coach up and a roots also missing out in the finals up And that was actually the first time we saw two Nigerians first time in 80s at the commonwealth games We saw two Niger women in the final of the hundred meter and just as you stated the finish fourth and feet Respectively they didn't get to the podium, but we are seeing great drive right there from the Athletics point of view here in the country. I mean go to the days you only use Talk about football and basketball, but this time round We are looking at all the sports and this other sports could feature also a great deal I mean look at what other youths can do a pop of playing football and basketball And I must say the commonwealth games came at the right time It just came at the right time when the licensee brome and Tobias moose and broke the world record So it was time for Nigerian athletes to also know that hey if this Ladies can do so in the world athletic championship and we can dominate the commonwealth games I would like to update on that table and you're currently ninth And you're currently ninth they have a total of 11 medals today Full of Shade or Lua broke the world cut in the power lifting heavyweight of course breaking the world record by scoring 123.4 points and also not forgetting Timore Wachiku who won a gold medal but also breaking a world record So in less than 30 minutes yesterday, Niger broke two world records in one day So it shows that we are coming in full force And there is something I read before coming on the show this morning and the Ministry of Sports are also supporting these ladies according to that particular article It stated that $25,000 has been splashed and of course this money is going round for people who have won medals for Nigeria Like for the gold medalist, they've gotten away with $5,000 and that is a DJI Denike who won Nigeria's first gold medal in this commonwealth game and not forgetting a raffia to lawaloo So it's a gold medalist in this competition She's gonna win with $5,000 and the coaches are going with $3,000 not forgetting the silver medal at I will lack who went away with $3,000 and the likes of our brass medalist if you don't move there from a quai bomb Islamiyat Yusuf as well as Mary or see Joe going away with $10,000 I mean not 10 $2,000 make you pardon, but I think I think that it is a collective action that Just like I said the commonwealth game came came at the right time I went to be a moose and of course Took Nigeria's flight up there And we know that the the Ministry of Youth and Sports the AFN the athletes Needed to put the arcs together and they're doing that so far and we are nice on the law pretty much not so bad Indeed Nigeria has has moved up to 8th because I was gonna ask you You know to give us an update of that and I'm just checking it to see Nigeria's Yeah, and I mean isn't this exciting for you my brother You know rubbing shoulders with the top countries in the world as far as a track and field Are concerned I see that the goodness and what you could secured Nigeria's fourth gold medal of the ongoing games breaking the women's discourse through F42 to 44 slash 61 to 64 event. I don't know that means trust me But she she broke the world record twice in the process of getting that goldman that that's Yeah, from the throat. She had from Timmer Timmer and what you cool She had four troops in that particular event at the discourse parlympics Power games and according to report all of that fortress was capable of having Four wall records separately from that fortress. So she was Not just at a peak where she was out of this world Like I mean and you talked about I hear of course What is with the big countries in the world? We are also a big country and I want to take I take back my words. I take back my words You know, but you know, you don't talk about the likes of Australia or the United States of America, Canada, you know Show us with the big countries. We should be top three Top three and then we'll start talking with the likes of the Australian to our running away imagine I drew one three medals yesterday and The Australians won times three of that. So that's nine medals to them So whatever you can do or should I can do three times better? So I think it's time for us maybe in the next Commonwealth games in the next major Athletics and we'll get to see your topping top three. I would fancy to see us at the top three All right, so currently so five gold medals three silver and five bronze a total of 13 medals for for Nigeria and Looking at all the sports in in the car ongoing Commonwealth games Which of them would you say Nigeria has flourished more? Not just looking at the metal halls, but also the performances the wet lifting We've dominated it. We have we have We are running the show in the wet lifting and also in the heavy wet lifting as well If you can remember our beach at identity won at yours first gold medal in this particular Commonwealth games it was from It was from a wet lifting a day later Nigeria won their first bronze bronze by a digital mafia It was wet lifting we kept on waiting wet lifting and in case you don't know that Majority of the medals that we've won so far at the Commonwealth games have been by ladies So ladies are running the show indeed when Beyonce said we run the world girls. I'm beginning to believe it All right And so apart from we'd lift in which others will you say the nation is flourishing in looking at the results and also not just the Portion finishes, but the generally the the the performances even though so outside of podium because I've seen you know table tennis boxing Athletics that's a track You know you have a high jump. I went so one of Me we talked about a runner-quarter Yeah, so much of the young man, but in the finals And you're lost to India and that was the end of That was the end in this to be finals Actually, they lost to India and that was the end of the road for See on table tennis contingent right there, but they also went ahead to play for bronzer bronze medal And they also lost but today we should keep tabs apart from the wet lifting Also, take a look at what's gonna be happening at the truck and field event our very owner lady I said Roman the lights of Tobio Monson are going to be hitting the ground running So we should also expect great medals from that particular event, but in the overall We are doing it very well in the wet lifting Hmm. All right, now, you know The four-yearly or two-yearly, you know discussion of all we focus in too much of football In fact, we really get the other sports in this country to the extent that we in the media, you know Sports generally is called them other sports. So we say football and other sports or and what do we need to do? What do we need to do to to see how we can we can improve on these Individual sports that will give you more medals with less investment Because I'm sure you already know if you look at the team sports You have a bunch of people going for just one medal But in the in the individual sports is one person one medal So invest in one person get one medal should we be doing more in athletics or should we look at maybe for instance The weightlifting and powerlifting or table tennis or boxing or long jump or discers or javelin through or high jump or what? All right, so like just like you stated Especially in the media. I'm also guilty of saying football and other sports but I think we can do better if the Sports administrators here in the country. We want to invest more in Athletics want to invest more in the so-called other sports apart from football because we take a look at it We are footballing nation. Yes many countries elsewhere. They're not injures a footballing nation But when it comes to other events, they don't know Nigeria's it but even when they don't know Nigeria as a good Athletics a good partly Olympics with a good Other sports countries, but now we are doing the very best imagine that if the mission of you for true closely look at this event to close at this particular side of sports and make sure that We have the facilities needed pretty much in the next three years We'll be taking sports very this other sports very serious Yes, because you know, that's from the top if we have the right facility if all athletes are not going out of the country to get training Then we're not recognizing the likes of you know, the likes of lifting table tennis imagine that we don't even have enough This particular getting major concerns and we're still doing Consumably so bad then if it's given all the attention it needs then football Might just become Maybe not the very most popular sport that we know about then we'll get to talk about all the things apart from football All right. Are you expecting more medals? Of course. I told him my our ladies. I'm always tempted to say my lady I say promo and So, of course, she's the world champion So she wants to show that of course the Commonwealth games is very common to us if she can beat the world record then Then this you can of course absolutely obliterate the Commonwealth records by winning Nigeria's gold medal right there The track and field event later on when she'll be qualifying Oh, she'll be in the I think he to afford a qualification I know for this he gets to the semi-finals and then the finals. I'm seeing her win winning a gold medal for Team Nigeria if she doesn't break the world record at least Equal the world record or get maybe if it's a couple of microseconds outside the world record Aha, I'm sure you know I'm going to and move this put a question mark on on her time The time she recorded in the United States of America at the world athletics championship Remember Michael Johnson delting that the timer at the world lately championship was not so accurate So I'm not I'm very sure she wants to shut up that critics. She wants to show that hey, I'm beyond disputed We're all hundred meter hollow record holder. So I'm putting all my money on her I don't even want to think if she doesn't do this But I'm very sure to be a Muslim. We all don't get the track later on today All right, and it's a blue maid you think having come a second in the world championships That she stands the chance of being number one in the Commonwealth Is it is a real clever for her like we say in this part of the world? It is certainly I mean and you're a contingent In past times that we're doing pretty well in the Commonwealth and I think as time goes We are getting better at discovering more tactics But I think we should also discover the tactics of getting more support to the athletes and of course Let's say bromance someone who basically has been trained abroad She will want to of course go there and conquer remember She won endures only gold medal only medal at the 2019 world electric championship She won a bronze medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won a silver medal at the world electric championship So she's gonna win something in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. You see our trajectory. She's always She's a winner. So expect a lot from my later on All right, let's let's shift the focus now that yearly drug that you and I usually take We're about to go back and take some of that drug again. That's called the English Premier League It's returns tonight with Crystal Palace at home to Arsenal football club And what are your thoughts in return of this EPL a brand-new season and who is your money on? The mind to the magic and the magic of European football is back again. And trust me. I'm absolutely pausing Yes, because English football, I know a lot of people say is the most hype leak and I think it is It's not really much the best league in the world. I'm not a big fan of the English Premier League But because of the media and the hype, I mean with Peter jewelry the commentator You know that you are in for a cracker and certainly it's poised to be a great one Manchester City I still aside to this beat and they'll still want to go on for that title once again pepper. You'll I see him He is never satisfied. So I think I think we should also Taps on the lights of Chelsea who are doing the business later on in the transform market according to report Maco Correa Who is going to be their latest signing before the end of today will be joining up and the lights of our Connie Chukwe maker? It's a league where I will urge people not to think they can predict not the team not the thing they can pre George yet, so It's it's a lot more to come. We should just watch and see what is gonna happen A lot of people are banging on Arsenal to delete but I mean they are in a good position to deliver But can they deliver with a V form on the preseason? Bartels you are grew with me that the preseason form might not just be the real season for Tonight 8 p.m. Crystal Palace at the cell horse park remember Crystal Park beat Arsenal 30 goals in the old You can remember that right? Absolutely It could be that I want to go for a revenge. I know Patrick Dara from Arsenal captain will want to beat Potato once again. It's certainly gonna be dicey. It's gonna be interesting. I don't want to rush to my predictions I just want to see how things will unfold. All right. All right. I want to thank you very much for your time Monday Thomas Splendid analysis as always of the Commonwealth Games and of course the Premier League Return and I was asking who your money is on for the league. You don't want to go there Who's your money? Oh, yeah, who's the money on to it to win tonight at cells park As a straight win for the Arsenal, okay? No, I can't disagree with you. I can disagree with you All right Monday Thomas. Thanks for your time and we hope to see you again soon Bartels I'm looking forward to doing this more the season as just Started a European football season. So it should be talking more. I love sports on a Tuesday as well. 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