As the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) kicked off its 2023 End-of-Year Sports Fiesta at Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba, participating teams have been counting their medals as team Unity is waxing top at the medals log.
Team Peace showed determination and resilience in a keenly contested final match against Unity which later ended in a penalty shoot-out after a 5-5 stalemate at the regulation time .Team Peace adorning Blue Jersey’s stayed focus and won the spot kick with a score line of 6-5 to emerge as champions at the epoch-making Stronger2gether Fiesta Games.
In the table tennis event, Sanyaolu Lukman (Strength Team), defeated his energetic opponent Olasupo Williams to win the gold medal in the male category. At the same time, Tokosi Munirat (Unity) overpowered Issa Balikis (Strength) and her peers to clinch the gold medal in the female category.
In the Scrabble game set, Adeeko Adeyemi (Strength) and Temitope Smith (Commitment) emerged as gold medalists for both male and female competition categories, respectively.
In the basketball game, Unity defeated Team Peace to grab another gold medal. At the same time, in the volleyball event,Team Strength snatched their bragging right having defeated Team Peace 2-1 to set up a final clash with Team commitment on Thursday.
Yemi Adebara (Strength) and Abisola Omotayo (Commitment) won gold in the Chess board game male and female categories to close the board game contest.
With 4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals already in the bag, Team Unity are at the top of the medals table followed by Team Strength with 3 gold, 3 silver and two bronze medals; Team Commitment with 2 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals while Team Peace remains at the bottom with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Tug O’War, a Traditional game (Abula),5-A-side Football and Badminton commence tomorrow at the same venue.
Present at the Kick-off ceremony conducted by the Director General Lagos State Sports Commission, Oluwatoyin Gafaar, were Director Procurement, Oluwatoyin Ogundele; Director of Sports Development, Nunayon Travih; Director of School Sports Department, Oluyomi Oluwasanmi; Director Audit Unit, Adeeko Adeyemi; Director Sports Facilities, Deji Aladegbemi; Director, Sports Medicine, Dr. Adebukola Bojuwoye.
Others are Senior Special Assistant to Governor on Sports, Damilare Orimoloye and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Grassroots Sports Development, Adebanji Adeoye Atewogboye.
