NYG VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Busy Weekend For Team Lagos, Medals Won, Many Athletes Closer To Podium Finish

Last updated: 2024/09/14 at 7:12 PM

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Team Lagos are having a very busy weekend starting from Friday at the ongoing 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State.

The Lagos youngsters have been showing brilliance in their respective sports. While some of them coast home with medal winning results, some have moved closer to the podium giving hope of more medals coming into the kitty of the state as the competition progresses.

Swimming has already produced two gold and one silver medals with more medals waiting to be won as the games enters Day 4 on Sunday.

Courtesy of videos and photos made available by the Public Affairs Unit of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Independent News Express reports some of the exciting moments from the camp of Team Lagos at the ongoing U-15 National Youth Games.

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Swimming event. Heat Final 50M Freestyle girl. Chioma Kanu (Gold)

Swimming event. Final 100M Free Style Boy. Ezumba Chidelu (Silver)

Swimming event. Heat Final 200M Individual Medley Boy. Sokunbi Tise (Gold).

Agboola Oyindamola fighting in the 40kg female bout at the St Patrick College, Asaba.

Bolarinwa Micheal fights in the 44kg in the male boxing event. He walked over Ebonyi State boxer.

Yakub Sofiat (red corner) of
Lagos State defeated Enugu State boxer by RSC1 in the 44kg female bout 16 of the NYG.

**Golfer Oyero Funmilayo and one of the officials at the Ibori Golf & Country Club**.

Oyero Funmilayo during the ceremonial tee off in the golf event early on Saturday.

***Lagos golfers take photographs with some officials of the Lagos State Sports Commission before their game on Saturday.***

**Emmanuel Sunday was decorated with his two bronze medals in the boys 49kg weightlifting event**.

**Weightlifters with some of their officials** .

In some of the results posted by Team Lagos on Saturday, Bright Emmanuel of Lagos State was too much for Kelvin Bebe of the FCT Abuja who she defeated in straight set 4-1, 5-3 in the girls singles tennis event.

Ndifereke Benjami beat Afolabi Rokibat of Team Oyo in another straight set 4:1, 4:1. The duo have qualified for the quarter finals of the girls singles.

**Team Lagos players in Round 3 of the male classical team Chess event. They played against kwara State.**

In the female football match, Eko girls beat the hosts, Delta through Kashinmawo Temilola and Kemi Adebiyi two goals.

The 3X3 Basketball event played on Saturday at the Government House, it was a whitewashed game for Lagos as the girls beat Plateau with 13-1 points. With this result, Team Lagos zoomed to the semi finals