Lagos Team at the National Youths Games Team Lagos swimmers are expected to win more medals in the Swimming event at the ongoing National Youth Games following their superlative performance on the opening day.
Eight finals were decided on day one of the competition with the state’s athletes claiming three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.
Oluwademilade Akanbi secured Team Lagos's first Gold medal in the 50-meter backstroke for girls with a time of 32:62 seconds and went on to claim her second gold in the 100-meter Butterfly, recording 1 minute, 19 seconds.
The team’s other gold medal was won by Chioma Kanu who recorded 1 minute, 27 seconds in the 100 meters Breaststroke Girls ahead of Ebigide Success of Team Delta and Ebia Obaten Gift from Team Cross Rivers.
The silver medals came from Funmilayo Dimeyin in the 200-meter Individual Medley and Inioluwa Dayo-Dumoye in the 100-meter Breaststroke boys.
National Youth Games Asaba 2023:
Team Lagos at the opening ceremony of the 7th National Youth Games at Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.
Credit: Lagos State Government
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Written by Omooba Alekuwodo (omoobaalekuwodo)
Published 9/26/2023 1:41:44 PM