Team Delta has emerged champions at the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF), as the competition came to an end on Wednesday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Edo.
Team Delta topped the medals table after winning 158 gold, 116 silver, and 110 bronze, while Team Edo, the host, came second with 129 gold, 104 silver and 108 bronze. Team Bayelsa finished a distant third with 56 gold, 55 silver, and 58 bronze.
The victory is Team Delta’s sixth consecutive NSF triumph.
The 12-day sporting festival ended with good memories or fans, part of which are Bayelsa’s Ifiezegbe Gagbe winning of 15 medals at the swimming event to emerge the most decorated athlete of the games; Amina Idris of Lagos state, who also gained global stardom when she won gold in Taekwondo Poomsae despite being heavy with an eight-month-old pregnancy; 10-year-old Stephanie Onusiriuka won three medals in gymnastics.
The games suffered several postponements due to COVID-19 that eventually led to it being staged in April 2021 — a full year from its initial schedule.
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It was held and successfully completed despite reports of claims from the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to cancel the event due to financial constraints.
Here are the top 10 states in the competition:
Gold Silver Bronze
- Delta 158 116 110
- Edo 129 104 108
- Bayelsa 56 55 58
- Rivers 33 34 61
- Lagos 32 40 54
- Oyo 31 30 42
- Akwa Ibom 20 24 44
- Ogun 16 23 39
- Kano 11 22 33
- Imo 10 13 26
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