The 2022 National Sports Festival continued with lots of activities but had a sigh of relief as Zamfara State dealt with a health scare from one of its athletes. Daniel Otunoye was set to compete in a Taekwondo bout and collapsed before it began. It required the attention of the medics who revived him back to his conscious state. In one of the big events of...
Esther Nworgu of Delta state made headlines at the 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba on Saturday as she set a new World Record in the Women's Para-Powerlifting 41kg category. She lifted 115kg which breaks her precious record (114kg) at the 2022 African Para Powerlifting Championship in Cairo. Delta's Bright Paul Kolade meanwhile defeated Iyama Udobong of Akwa Ibom to win gold in the men's -74kg...
Edo State athletes stole the headlines at the 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba, winning multiple medals in different events on Friday. They started their medal haul with Isah Momoh picking up gold after beating Quawan Tijani of Lagos and Emmanuel Gabriel of Delta in the men's 500m cycling sprint. Isah went on to claim another gold in the men’s 200m sprint, beating Delta’s Azeez Mutiu....
Delta State, Hosts of the 2022 National Sports Festival, have shown a strong start to the games, claiming gold medals in cycling on Thursday. These medals came in the 1km Time Trials of the male and female categories. Bayelsa State and Edo State took home the silver medal in the men's category while Oyo State claimed both the silver and bronze in the female category. Delta's...
The 2022 National Sports Festival in Delta State was declared opened by President Muhammadu Buhari who was represented by Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare at the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Wednesday. The opening ceremony featured radiant parades from all participating states including the Federal Capital Territory and also music performances from guest artists Ruger and Harry Song. In his address delivered by...
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