By Daily Sports Nigeria on September 30, 2023

The curtains are set to fall on the 7th edition of the National Youth Games in Asaba on Saturday (today) and Delta State are leading on the medals table poised to finish top.

According to the medals count issued by the Main Organising Committee as at the time of filing this report, Delta State lead the rest of the states including the Federal Capital Territory, with 63 medals.

Of this total, 27 are gold medals, 20 are silver medals while 16 are bronze medals, making Delta State the forerunners in the competition for athletes aged 15 and below in Nigeria.

Tagging behind Delta State on the medals standing is Lagos State. The Centre of Excellence has won 16 gold, 11 silver and 12 bronze medals as at the time of this report.

Bayelsa State are third on the medals table, with 11 gold, five silver and ten bronze medals while Edo State, whose athletes are led to the Games here by Olympian and national long jump record holder Yusuf Alli, take fourth place, all thanks to winning 10 gold medals, five silver medals and 11 bronze medals.

Host of the last two editions of the National Youth Games, Kwara completes the top five teams on the medals table, with 17 medals in total, five gold, seven silver and five bronze medals.

Source Punch Ng

Posted September 30, 2023

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