Houndé: The Sports Academy (ADS) of Houndé and the Sports Association (AS) of Tuy officially launched their volleyball sports activities for the year 2024, on Saturday January 20 in Houndé. The volleyball clubs of the city of Houndé which are the Sports Academy (ADS) of Houndé and the Sports Association (AS) of Tuy officially launched their sporting activities for the year 2024. It was on Saturday January 20 last at the Popular and Leisure Center (CPL) of Houndé. This day was marked by a series of volleyball competitions which allowed the teams in the U13, U15 and U17 categories of the ADS and the AS/Tuy team to play matches internally. Alongside these games, the 2024 team of athletes from the two clubs was presented to the public and the leaders sent their New Year's wishes to the athletes and partners. According to Doctor Fernand Nana, president of the Houndé Sports Academy, this official return to sports aims to bring children together to celebrate, present them with good wishes and re-mobilize them fo r future battles of the new season. 'We wanted to mark this date as the start of the sports year but in reality the children have already started training since October 2023,' he explained. He indicated that the ADS has a training unit which trains athletes in the U13, U15 and U17 categories. The president of AS/Tuy, Rodrigue Sebgho suggested that AS/Tuy is an elite team whose athletes come from ADS, which participates in the national first division championship. »Last year we finished 1st in the west zone which allowed us to play in the final four in Ouagadougou. Of the 6 teams qualified for the final four, we finished 5th. » he explained. After their 5th place last season, the leaders of ADS and AS/Tuy have set themselves the goal for 2024 of getting onto the national podium. Source: Burkina Information Agency
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