Team Bayelsa on Wednesday continued their impressive outing in the ongoing 2023 National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba Delta State.
Bayelsa State has so far won nine gold, four silver and six bronze medals as they push to dethrone Delta and Lagos State who are currently first and second.
A breakdown of the total medals won by team indicates that they have won five gold medals in the Chess, one gold and bronze medal in gymnastics while Scrabble settled for Silver, Swimming also gave Bayelsa two silver and one bronze medal.
Darts surprisingly gave them their first gold in the boys 501 doubles against host Delta State in a keenly contested game while the girls settled for bronze.
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Taekwondo and Para Athletics also recorded medals for the team, Para Athletics won silver for Bayelsa as Taekwondo went home with the bronze medal.
Kokowa and Wrestling also brought smiles to the faces of the contingents, Kokowa won one gold while Wrestling got one gold and a bronze capped team Bayelsa’s overall performance after day five of the 7th National Youth Games.
The performance of Team Bayelsa on Day five shows that the team has already surpassed their 2021 overall medal tally of 16 Gold, 14 Silver and 16 Bronze with 18 Gold medals already in the kitty for Bayelsa as of the time of filing this report.
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