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NSF 2022: Delta’s Ukpeseraye claims eighth cycling gold medal

NSF 2022: Delta’s Ukpeseraye claims eighth cycling gold medal

Ese Ukpeseraye of Delta State added to her impressive medal collection at the 2022 National Sports Festival as she claimed her eighth gold medal in cycling. She had previously won six individual gold medals in the 200m, 500m, 1km time trial, 80km road race, elimination race and individual time trials as well as the mixed relay and 3km team pursuit events. Oyo State's Tawakalt Yekeen took...

NSF 2022: Edo State claim huge medals sweep

NSF 2022: Edo State claim huge medals sweep

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....

NSF 2022: Delta State dominate cycling events

NSF 2022: Delta State dominate cycling events

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...