Athletics

Delta 2022: Team Ogun nets 11 medals

Team Ogun has continued to shine at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta State with 11 medals in the kitty.

As of the time of going to press, Team Ogun has won six medals with one each in cycling, darts, para powerlifting.

Team Ogun had three gold medals in para table tennis with one silver in cycling, one bronze in darts and one silver, one bronze in para table tennis with one silver in Scrabble, totalling 11 medals.

Jimoh Irawo and Latifat Tijani lived up to expectations to remain the best in their respective events in the country.

Ogun State’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dr Oluwadare Kehinde, was optimistic that the athletes would surpass their previous performances at Edo 2020 given their awe-inspiring form and their wealth of experience,
adding “many of them have represented the nation before now”.

Sporting Tribune

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