Akande Adedayo of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Osun State on Thursday won gold medal in the 10,000m male event at the ongoing games of the 24th Nigerian University Association Games.
Similarly, Ngozichukwuka Ogodo of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State has also won the gold in the 10,000m female category.
The Games are currently holding at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Adedayo won the men’s gold in 33:53:62 secs, beating Ajuyi Sibarumi of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, who took the silver at 34:54:10 secs.
Opeyemi Akindele from University of Ibadan, Oyo State won the bronze medal in 36:08:68 secs.
Ngozichukwuka won the gold in 4:55;00 secs, Stella Ayanlokunrin of the OAU won the silver in 5:06;24 secs, while Rose Onah of the Anambra State University won bronze with a time of 5:18;95.
The gold medal of the 1,500m male category was won by Daniel Agboola from the University of Lagos in 4:07:12 secs.
Davidson Ohiji from Enugu State University of Science and Technology won the silver in 4:07:88 secs.
Jacob Sunday from University of Ilorin won the bronze after returning a time of 4:08:52 secs.
Meanwhile, in the quarter-finals of the football matches, OAU defeated Niger Delta University 2-1, while University of Calabar defeated University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) 1-0.
In the semi-finals of the male handball event, Kogi State University beat Abia State University, Uturu 15-10, while University of Ilorin trashed University of UYO 20-15.
In the female category, Kogi State University trashed LAUTECH 17-6, while OAU defeated University of Maiduguri 12-8.
The Games will end on February 22.
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