Monday 17 October 2016

TEAM DELTA STATE EMERGED OVERALL WINNERS AT NYG ILORIN 2016

Team Delta State has finally emerged the overall winners of the second edition of Nigeria’s National Youth Games, winning total of 26 medals in the Unilorin 2016.

According to the organiser, Delta finished top on the medal table winning nine gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medal, making 26 medals in total.

First runners-up was Ogun who won 25 medals including eight gold and second runners-up are hosts Kwara with eight goals among 21 medals.

Akwa Ibom came fourth ahead of fifth-place Anambra, while Rivers, Ebonyi finished sixth and seventh respectively.

FINAL MEDALS TABLE

No. States Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL

1. Delta 9 7 10 26

2. Ogun 8 9 3 25

3. Kwara 8 7 6 21

4. Akwa Ibom 8 7 5 20

5. Anambra 7 3 8 18

6. Rivers 2 5 5 12

7. Ebonyi 2 2 4 8

8. Kano 2 2 2 6

9. FCT 2 1 5 8

10. Nasarawa 2 1 4 7

11. Kaduna 2 1 4 7

12. Niger 2 0 4 6

13. Taraba 1 0 2 3

14. Jigawa 1 0 1 2

15. Plateau 0 6 4 5

16. Yobe 0 3 2 5

17. Adamawa 0 1 1 2

18. Gombe 0 1 0 1

19. Imo 0 0 2 2

20. Bauchi 0 0 2 2

20. Niger 0 0 2 2

21. Abia 0 0 0 0

22. Bayelsa 0 0 0 0

23. Benue 0 0 0 0

24. Borno 0 0 0 0

25. Cross River 0 0 0 0

26. Edo 0 0 0 0

27. Ekiti 0 0 0 0

28. Enugu 0 0 0 0

29. Katsina 0 0 0 0

30. Kebbi 0 0 0 0

31. Kogi 0 0 0 0

32. Lagos 0 0 0 0

33. Ondo 0 0 0 0

34. Osun 0 0 0 0

35. Oyo 0 0 0 0

36. Sokoto 0 0 0 0

37. Zamfara 0 0 0 0

Total: 46 46 71 163


See photos below....


Posing with the minister of sport is team Delta
Skaters associations boss presenting award to the minister
The V.C Unilorin, Prof. Ambali; Hon. Min. of sport, Barr. Dalung and the representative of Kwara state Governor
Hon. Minister, Barr. Solomon Dalung addressing the welcome note at the event


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