Team Lagos currently top the medals table and is on course to emerge overall winners at the ongoing 9th National Youth Games holding in Asaba, Delta State.
At the end of day six (Wednesday), Team Lagos amassed 69 medals, 35 gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze, ahead of chasing Team Edo and hosts, Team Delta. Edo currently has 46 medals, 23 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze while Delta chalked up 51 medals, 14 gold, 17 silver and 20 bronze to complete the top three.
Team Lagos remain resolute and firmly in the position to topple defending champion and perennial winners of the National Youth Games, Team Delta, as the games hit the home stretch with finals of many events to be decided in the next few days.
Buoyed by the remarkable achievement of the swimming team, whose dominant performance saw the state harvest 19 gold and 4 silver, the athletes have been on top of their game with exceptional displays in various sports, claiming medals and reaching finals of more events.
Speaking on the impressive outing of the swimming team at the presentation of medals to the athletes, Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu said: “There’s no better way to rate the performance than what we have seen in terms of the multiple gold medals the swimmers have earned. It has actually reaffirmed the position of Lagos State as the leader in swimming in Nigeria. It has also further proven that currently, Lagos swimmers under 15 athletes are actually the best across Nigeria, and we will continue to do better.
“It’s actually a testament, a validation of the resources, support and infrastructural improvement that Mr Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is doing. The manifestation of that investment is what we have seen in the performances of our athletes and the outcomes in terms of multiple gold medals that Lagos athletes have gotten at this event,” said Fatodu.
The Gymnastics event of the 2025 NYG has also been concluded with Team Lagos claiming 9 medals; 4 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze in different disciplines.
On Wednesday, Team Lagos claimed a gold medal in the boys’ volleyball event while the girls’ team are poised to replicate the feat in Thursday’s final. The female hockey team will also be playing their final match on Thursday at the Hockey Pitch, Okpanam.
The female football team will also play in the final after the girls edged their counterparts from neighbouring South West State, Ogun, in the semifinals by two goals to one, courtesy of a brace from Kemi Adegbuyi.
Team Lagos athletes will continue their quest to win medals in Athletics, Basketball, Cycling, Handball, Chess, Kickboxing, Wrestling, Squash, Tennis and Traditional Sports (Abula).
