The Director of Sports, Abia Sports Commission, Sir Isaac O. Isaac has called for stringent screening of athletes in subsequent National Youth Games following a series of complaints about age cheating at the ongoing 7th edition of the games in Asaba, Delta State. He made the call while speaking to Kapital FM on the sidelines of 2023 National Youth Games. Also Read: NYG2023: Bayelsa Wins Nine Gold in Day Five Sir […]
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 […]
Charity Isaac has increased Team Nasarawa's medal haul after settling for a Bronze Medal in the 42kg Wrestling Girls' Category. She had earlier recorded victories against her opponents from Ebonyi, Rivers and Edo States separately before losing out to her Ogun State counterpart. Also Read: Osimhen Ends Goal Drought As Garcia Defends Napoli So far, Team Nasarawa has won a total of five(5) medals at the ongoing 7th edition of the […]
10-year-old golfer, Olanrewaju Omowonuola has also added her name to the list of Gold winners for the FCT at the ongoing 2023 National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. JSS 2 Student of AFLON Digital Academy in the FCT won by 2 up in the girls’ match play event. Also Read: ITTF Rankings: Quadri Moves Up To 20th While speaking, the elated winner, Omowonuola expressed; “I feel very happy and I […]
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has stated that the 2023 National Youth Games (NYG) should not be a gathering of athletes just for merrymaking but an opportunity towards accelerating sports development across the country. The Minister, said the Ministry will consciously target talents at the grassroots level to ensure smooth development into professional athletes. Assuring that the Ministry will consciously target talents at the grassroots level to ensure […]
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has said that talent discovery is more important than emerging as champion in the 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The 2023 National Youth Games will feature 35 sports, with no fewer than 4,500 athletes from the 36 states of the federation participating. Enoh said the main focus of the Games will be to unearth young talents for the country, who […]
