Even with some occasions but to be concluded, host, Delta State, yesterday, reached an unassailable medals tally to emerge champions of the Eighth Nationwide Youth Video games, which ends as we speak.
With 42 gold, 14 silver, and 19 bronze medals, athletes and officers of Group Delta had been in celebration temper on the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, yesterday.
As at yesterday night, Group Lagos had overtaken Edo within the battle for the second spot. Group Edo had the second place from day two of the competitors, however they had been dropped to the third place by Lagos on Tuesday.
Whereas Group Lagos had 16 gold, 12 silver and 16 bronze medals, Edo had 15 gold, seven silver and 17 bronze medals as at yesterday night.
Final yr, when Delta hosted the seventh version of the Video games, the state topped the medals desk with 51 gold, 34 silver and 11 bronze medals, with Group Lagos second with 21 gold, 19 silver and 21 bronze. Edo completed third with 21 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze medals.
Bayelsa State, which completed fourth final yr with 20 gold, seven silver and 16 bronze medals, was on the fifth spot, yesterday behind Group Kwara. Whereas Kwara had 10 gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals, Group Bayelsa had 9 gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze medals.
The log may change as we speak, as Bayelsa was anticipated to dominate the wrestling occasion, which began yesterday afternoon.
Director Normal of Delta Sports activities Fee, Festus Ohwojero, instructed The Guardian, yesterday, that Group Delta would nonetheless win extra gold medals in as we speak’s athletics occasions.
“We topped the desk with 51 gold medals final yr. Now, we’re having 42 gold, which suggests the Video games is extra aggressive this yr. As at now, 32 states have medals not like final yr when it was about 27 states. Other than Rivers State, all different states and the FCT attended this yr’s Video games,” Ohwojero acknowledged.
In among the occasions concluded yesterday, Group Delta gained gold within the para-athletics boys T46/47 occasion via Toheeb Olawale. Akwa Ibom grabbed the silver, whereas Bauchi settled for the bronze medal.
In women’ handball, Delta gained the gold medal, Sokoto grabbed the silver, with Edo taking the bronze.
Group Kaduna put up a superb efficiency, grabbing two gold and one silver medals, yesterday. Kaduna recorded the feat in Seaside Volleyball women (gold), cricket boys (gold) and boys’ seaside volleyball (silver).
In the present day’s boys soccer ultimate shall be between Delta and Abia states, as Edo failed to point out up for his or her semifinal with Delta at St. Patricks Faculty, Asaba, yesterday. Group Edo was stated to have protested the choice of the screening committee to reinstate 4 hitherto disqualified Delta gamers into the Video games.
The gamers had been amongst eight footballers earlier disqualified by the screening committee, however the 4 gained their enchantment and had been reinstated into the Video games.
