AFRICA FOCUS
Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa sweep more gold medals at National Youth Games
Defending champions, Delta State is not giving anything to chance in it’s determinationto win the on going 8th National Youth Games.
At the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Monday, David Udoh of Delta State won the 400m boys gold medal in a time 49.33secs.
Team Delta made it double, as Ngozi Treasure Okereke of Delta State won the 400m girls final in a time of 53:50 seconds.
Team Delta also celebrated in the Gymnastics event after winning 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.
It was Team Delta all the way in Judo, where the state got her first Gold in the – 32kg girls event through Marvelous Duru.
Ondo state was second, while Edo and Abia were joint third.
In the Paraathletics concluded events yesterday, Lagos grabbed the gold in shot put in f46/47 boys, while Team Edo got the silver medal. Nasarawa settled for the bronze.
In Shot put F42/44 girls, Akwa Ibom got the gold, Kwara silver and Abia bronze.
In Long jump F46/47 girls, Bayelsa got the gold medal, Imo silver and Kwara bronze.
Team Delta captured the gold medal in the Long jump F46/47 boys, with Bauchi settling for the silver and Katsina the bronze.
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