22nd National Sports Festival – Osun Contingent Breaks Records as Medal Haul Shoots Up
By Funmilayo Moradeyo,
The new record surpasses previous ones by bringing the state into the top 10 – a first in the history of Osun State’s participation at the National Sports Festival.
Representatives at the ongoing National Sports Festival – Gateway 2024 – have broken records as the medal haul has exceeded 20.
The athletes, who are giving their best, have promised not to relent in their efforts to make the state proud, adding that “to whom much is given, much is expected.”
They extolled the Governor, Asiwaju Dr. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke for the recent cash awards given to athletes with outstanding performances and urged him to continue, as it has encouraged them to do more.
The state’s medal haul currently stands at 13 Gold medals, 3 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals.
In Weightlifting:
Edim Emmanuel – 3 Gold medals
Islamiat Yusuf – 3 Gold medals
In Taekwondo:
Osunkorode Deborah – 1 Gold
Aderibigbe Fatimat – 1 Gold
Awoniyi Mybarak – 1 Gold
Aderibigbe Faridah – 1 Silver
Adegoke Abdulahi – 1 Bronze
Popoola Amos – 1 Bronze
In Para-Powerlifting:
Muftau Rasaq – 1 Gold
Anifat Ganiyat – 1 Gold
Opeyemi Adefila – 1 Bronze
Golf:
Olapade Sunday – 1 Gold
Chess:
Akinjisola Sarah – 1 Gold
Kickboxing:
Fred Imuse – 1 Silver
Darts:
Ademola Garus Alaka – 1 Bronze
Athletics:
Ige Faniyan (200m Men T36/37) – 1 Silver medal
Balogun Mustafa – 1 Bronze
Scrabble:
Alagbada Jide – 1 Bronze
Judo
Henry Obeten- 60Kg-
1 bronze medal
Total: 13 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, and 7 Bronze medals totalling 23 medals .