NSF DAY 3: TEAM OYO STARS IN TAEKWONDO, POWERLIFTING, READY FOR MORE GOLD

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By Sedara Oluwadara

As the National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022 enters ‘Day 3’, Oyo State athletes have, so far, won a total of eight medals in Taekwondo, Cycling, Para-Powerlifting and expectations are high for more medals across game centers.

The state contingent had a brilliant start with two Silver medals in cycling event before the official opening ceremony on Wednesday evening.

In Cycling (mixed relay event), Durogbade Adejoke, Yekeen Tawakalit, Alabi Yemisi, Ibrahim Ramat, Ajibade Quadri, Adeyemi Oduayo and Shofolahan Abiodun all settled for a silver medal.

Also in cycling team event, Team Oyo led by Durogbade Adejoke alongside her teammates, Yekeen Tawakalit, Ibrahim Ramat and Ajibade Quadri all grabbed a Silver medal.In Cycling (1000m sprint), Durogbade Adejoke and Yekeen Tawakalit (1000m/5000m) both won silver and bronze medals respectively.

Meanwhile, the quartet of Fatima Kazeem, Halimotu Hussein, Rashidat Yussuf and Sadia Akeem won a silver medal in Table Tennis female team event while thier male counterpart lost to Team Edo.

Team Oyo camp came alive this morning after Harun Usman Akamsoko was declared winner in Taekwondo (Poomsae) event. In what could have been another Gold for Team Oyo in Para-Powerlifting, Dauda Ibrahim was denied a gold medal after successfully passing his first three stages (160kg, 165kg and 168kg but was announced to have won Silver behind Team Delta.

As the event continues, expectations are high in Boxing, Para-Powerlifting and Table Tennis, and Taekwondo.

BREAKDOWN

November 30th

Cycling Mix Relay – Silver Cycling Team Event – Silver December 1stCycling Sprint – Silver Table Tennis (Female Team) – Silver Cycling Sprint – Bronze December 2ndTaekwando – Gold Cycling – Silver Cycling (500m) – Bronze1 – Gold5 – Silver2 – Bronze

CREDIT SOURCE’TUNDE AJIBIKEDIRECTOR (MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS)

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