Bayelsa soars with 30 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze + Medals table |

Team Bayelsa has maintained its lead on the medals table at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State.

Bayelsa garnered 30 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze medals five days into the festival in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to maintain a comfortable lead.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the official medals table of the NSF, tagged: “Gateway Games 2025,” indicated that Delta is second with 21 gold, nine silver, and 26 bronze medals.

The table also showed that Rivers  is third with 11 gold, 10 silver, and 10 bronze medals.

Team Oyo occupies the fourth position with 10 gold, eight silver, and 13 bronze medals, while Lagos completes the first five with nine gold, nine silver, and 18 bronze.

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A total of 420 medals have so far been won by states participating in the sports fiesta.

The NSF is a biennial multi-sport event organised by the Federal Government.

It brings together athletes from all 36 states and the FCT to compete in various sports, promoting national unity, sportsmanship, and excellence across Nigeria.

STATE TEAM GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL

Bayelsa 30 12 13 55

Delta 21 9 26 56

Rivers  11 10 10 31

Oyo 10 8 13 31

Lagos 9 9 18 36

Ogun 8 12 13 33

Osun 8 1 1 10

Edo 7 29 25 61

Akwa Ibom 5 1 2 8

Plateau 3 2 6 11

Cross River 3 1 1 5

Abia 2 3 12 17

Invited United Athletes (IJA) 2 3 1 6

Anambra 1 4 2 7

Imo 1 2 6 9

Nasarawa 1 1 4 6

Kano 0 5 6 11

FCT 0 2 5 7

Niger 0 2 0 2

Ekiti 0 1 3 4

Kwara 0 1 3 4

Ondo 0 1 2 3

Bauchi 0 1 0 1

Kaduna 0 1 0 1

Benue 0 0 5 5

TOTAL 122   121   177  420

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