NYG: Team Delta storms Ilorin with 750 contingent

Date: 2019-09-08

Team Delta officials and athletes celebrate winning the 3rd National Youth Games with 22 gold medals Defending champions, Team Delta has departed its camp, the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba at about 6am this Saturday, with 750 contingent to the 5th National Youth Games (NYG) holding in Ilorin, Kwara State. Over 400 athletes, representing the state, will participate in 34 sports, including swimming, wrestling,combat, track and field events.

Executive Chairman, Delta State Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa, told journalists that Team Delta was in high spirit to retain the trophy and remain champion.

Speaking on the team's preparations, he said athletes had been in camp, training with premium standard facilities, for several weeks and had been well motivated for the Games. The Delta Sports Commission chairman noted that the completion of Stephen Keshi stadium had stepped up sporting activities in the state capital, promising that Delta would come top at the NYG. "Anything less than first position is not winning and we are prepared to win", he added. He, however, expressed fear over age cheating during screening, calling for proper screening in order to ensure that overage athletes are not allowed to participate.

"You can see and attest to the fact that we have selected our team from the abundant talents across the state. You all were witnesses to the school sports festival early this year, where we discovered and groomed most of the athletes we are taking to the Ilorin games", the Delta sports administrator said.

The NYG begins on Monday, September 9, in Ilorin, where Delta State retained the trophy in the last edition and has won all previous editions of the games, which commenced in 2012.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mahfouz Adedimeji     Galland Marcias     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Mufti Of Ilorin     Baba Idris     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Ajase-Ipo     Iyeru Grammar School     PharmAccess Foundation     Shonga Farm Project     Umaru Saro     Ubandawaki     Oko-Olowo     Seun Bolaji     Pategi     Yakubu Shaaba     Abatemi-Usman     Maja     Abubakar Aliagan     Umar Saro     Kola Olota     Ambassador Kayode Laro     John Mayokun Dada     Ado Bayero     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Gani Saadu     Illyasu Abdullahi     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Ayo Adeyemi     Javed Khan     Nnazua     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     KWSUED     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Femi Agbaje     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Samuel Adaramola     Olaitan Buraimoh     Maryam A. Garuba     Ibrahim Abiodun     Yusuf Arowosaye     PPS     Kisira     LAK Jimoh     Nurudeen Mohammed     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Dairo Kunle Paul     Saka Isau     Sulaiman Gado     Ilorin West     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Mohammed Abduraheem     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Danladi     KWASEIC     Igbomina     Ijagbo Health Centre     Agbarere     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Oniwasi Agbaye     Nigeria Customs Service     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Umar Ayinla Saro     Kwara State University Of Education     Idris Amosa Saidu     Kanu Agabi     Nupe     Ajuloopin     Durosinlohun Kawu     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Kwara 2019     Mukhtar Shagaya     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ayinke Saka     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Mohammed Abdulahi     Eruku     Yakub Lai Gobir     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Gani Saadu     Sheriff Shagaya     General Hospital, Ilorin     Oluronke Adeyemi     Laolu Saraki     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Umar Sanda Yusuf     New Nigeria People’s Party     Yemi Osinbajo     Odolaye Aremu     UNILORIN Alumni     Musa Aibinu     Abioye Bello     Emir Of Lafiagi     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Issa Oloruntogun     Atiku     Elections     Lateef Fagbemi     Royal FM     Alao Ayotunde     Lanre Badmus     Otuka     Council Of The Wise     Dele Momodu     Amosa     CCB     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Bashirat Bola Bello     Ayinde Oki     GRA     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Olusola Saraki     Okasanmi Ajayi     Leke Ogungbe     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Wole Oke     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Samuel Adedoyin     Kwara State Governor     Shoprite     All Peoples Party     Eghe Igbinehi     HICA     Gbugbu International Market     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Taofeek Sanusi     Albert Ogunsola     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Ola Falade     Babajide Ajayi     Eghe Igbinehin     Ali Ahmad     Pilgrims Board     Ilorin Emirate     Yakubu Dogara     Oke-Oyi     Binta Abubakar Mora     Borgu     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Earlyon Technologies     AGF Abdulrazaq     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Sobi Hill     Oloyede     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Principal Private Secretary