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C Hillary Mama an indigene of Enugu state of Nigeria, is a 20 year old
young Gospel artist. Despite many hardships and obstacals he has managed to release his first album
titled tittled ` I AM GOD`S WEAPON`. A complementry Copy of the album was
presented at the recent model Youth Commonwealth Heads of Goverment Meeting
organised by the Commonwealth Youth Organisation of Nigeria (CYON), headed by Mr
Blackson Bayewumi, and Chaired by Chief Adimbola Coker.
Guests of Honour were Mr. Stuart Mole, OBE, Director-General, Royal Commonwealth
Society, UK and Dr. Chris Nonis, Deputy-Chairman, Royal Commonwealth Society,
UK., who adressed the gathering. Other keynote speakers were Rt Hon Tunde
Akogun, Leader of the House of Representatives; Director of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs; Director of the Youth Ministry;
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Susanthika Jayasinghe brought up in a poor family in a small village 60 kilometres north of Colombo, where running spikes cost more than the average month's wage, Susanthika had no access to proper sports equipment or coaches.
Yet in spite of these underprivileged conditions she managed to progress to a standard where she could claim medals at both the
Summer Olympics and IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
In 2000 she became the nation's first Olympic Games medalist since Duncan
White 60 years ago when he won the silver medal in the 400m men's hurdles event
at the London Olympics in 1948, when she finished behind Marion Jones and
Pauline Davis-Thompson in the Women's 200 meters.
Although Sri Lanka has only won 2 medals in its 60 years in attendance at the
Olympic Games, the Sri Lankans really value these victories.
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