NYG 2023: Kwara wins first gold medal
Kwara State has won its first gold at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State.
Ahmed Fatimoh and Faruq Hussein gave the state the first gold medal with their brilliant outing in the table tennis mixed double category.
The duo defeated their counterparts from Delta State by three straight sets (15, 7; 15, 8; and 25, 7).
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq had committed huge resources to improve the sports sector of the state, including infrastructure renewal and better welfare for athletes.
Coach Kehinde Aiyelabegan told journalists that the athletes went through rigorous training at the open and close camps before the national championship.
Kwara won its first medals barely 24 hours after the opening ceremony of the contest. Hopes are high that more medals will follow for Team Kwara after new feat of gold medal in the games.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Isiaka AbdulRazaq Raheem Adaramaja Ilorin Water Reticulation Akeem Olatunji Haleeman Salman Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa Isiaka Alikinla Talaka Parapo Fatai Garuba Labaka Tafida Of Kaiama Bond Share/Tsaragi Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji COVID-19 Palliatives Nagode Abatemi-Usman Adijat Adebiyi Special Agro-Industrial Hub Y.A. Abdulkareem Standard Organization Of Nigeria Ilorin Central Mosque Otuka Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Odo-Owa Akanbi-Oke Risikat Lawal Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Olatomiwa Williams Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station Titus Suberu-Ajibola International Vocational Centre Azeez Bello Tinubu Legacy Forum Lai Mohammed KW-GIS Ijagbo Health Centre National Information Technology Development Agency Moses Rahman Popoola Kwara State Government Tanke Ben Duntoye Saheed Popoola Kwara Restoration Project Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Ahmad Lawan Kolo Mohammed Ibrahim Sardauna CBT 2023 Elections Tunji Olawuyi Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Omotoso Musa Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Apaola Labour Party Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Aisha Ahman Pategi Dairo Kunle Paul Yusuf AbdulRasheed Ogidi-Oloje Suleiman Abubakar Bayer Nigeria Limited Magaji Nda Olabanji Orilonishe Bola Shagaya Wakilin Mata Lafiagi Kwara State Polytechnic Saad Belgore Moshood Mustapha Olabode George Towoju Naira Redesign Gbemisola Saraki Chikanda Hussein Oloyede School Of Nursing Ayodele Olaosebikan

