Team Delta has maintained its lead on the medals table at the ongoing sixth edition of the National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara State, after garnering 15 gold medals on day three to hit 28 gold medals.
The defending champions claimed a total of seven gold medals in the swimming event yesterday, and also got gold in Darts and two gold medals in the weightlifting to maintain its unassailable lead.
Team Lagos, however, won 10 silver and six bronze medals in the swimming events. Speaking after the swimming events, Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Tonobok Okowa, commended the athletes for their commitment and doggedness, asserting that despite the intense competition from their opponents, they have remained unshaken in their resolve to return as champions.
He assured the athletes that Deltans were solidly behind them, especially Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The President of the Nigeria Aquatic Federation, Chief Chinonye Dafe-Aliyu, said what the states have done so far, is commendable, stressing that it is clear Nigeria could become a force in swimming in future. (Guardian)
