Team Delta, it is recalled emerged the overall winner of the Festival with 114 gold, 99 Silver and 75 bronze pushing the defending Champion, Team Rivers to the second position with 76 gold, 71 silver and 70 bronze.
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The Chairman of the Delta State Sports Commission, Pinnick Amaze, has attributed the success of Team Delta to discipline and hardwork.
MEDALS TABLE as at 8pm Tuesday, December 4
In the women’s quarterfinal pairing scheduled for Wednesday at the Legacy Pitch of the National Stadium, the first match of the day will be between Kaduna and Bauchi at 8:am, while Rivers will battle Plateau at 9:30am.
Lasisi commended the National Sports Commission for making the 2014 National Sports Festival an open festival, explaining that it would reduce fraud, while the so called senior players would be put to task against the younger ones.
He stated that the first table tennis academy in Nigeria, Kasali Lasisi Table Tennis Academy would be launched in Ilorin, next year.
He said, “We came here really prepared to give out our very best but the late arrival of training equipment for my athletes contributed to our not too good outing. I thank God for giving us this silver. I term it golden silver.”
Joy Dacus returned at a time of 1h.59mins. 35.96seconds to win the women’s 20km race. Bolanle Kaseem of Delta claimed silver medal with a time of 2hrs, 8mins, 4.40seconds; while Ogechi Obi settles for bronze returning home with 2hrs, 9mins, 43.16secs.
Dauda commended the Federal Government for the introduction of cash reward for the three best states in the NSF, saying it would boost the morale of the athletes.
The retired topmost handball referee said that he was impressed with the standard being exhibited by handball players in the ongoing Eko 2012.
Imoedenihe said: “We decided to disqualify the athletes because their states did not register them for the championship neither did their names appear in the Main Organizing Committee list of the championship which would have enabled us to give them special consideration.”
The former African and Commonwealth Champion, while narrating his story, said the decision of the coaches to reject those he described as unqualified technical officials appointed by the NWF boss to officiate in weightlifting, has been his sin and the bone of contention.
Team Enugu capitalised on a defensive blunder to register the first goal in the 27th minute and made it two in the 77th minute after wasting many begging chances
The LOC discovered Oladele registered for two states, Oyo and Rivers, for the Festival.
He won gold and bronze medals at the last edition of the Festival held in the Garden City in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The torch, which came into Edo State from Delta State through Benin-Agbor-Asaba Road, was officially escorted to the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium by officials of the National Sports Commission and Edo State Sports Council, as well as some athletes