Nigeria Wins African Youth Athletics Championship

By Amebo

Sunday, 31 March 2013

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The eight gold medals won by Nigeria on the final day of the maiden African Youth Athletics Championships in Warri shot the host country to the top of the final medals table as champions with 13 gold, 10 silver and 12 bronze medals.

Egypt that led till the last 24 hours of the four-day championship,  only Sunday added the boys’ discuss gold medal to the seven won at the close of Day-three events on Saturday  to end up with eight gold, six silver and two bronze medals

.FINAL       MEDALS      TABLE

Country           G             S            B
Nigeria --        13           10         12
Egypt---            8             6            2
Ethiopia--         6            13          6
Kenya---           5             4            2
Gambia--          2             --           --
Eritrea--            1             1            1
Morocco--        1              -            3
Uganda--          -             1            -
B/Faso ---          -             1            -
Namibia---        -              -            2
Mauritius--        -              -            2
Benin-               -              -            2   

Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, restated his government's commitment to sports development in his closing remarks of the four-day athletics fiesta at the refurbished Warri City Stadium. The performance of trio of Nigeria’s rave of the momemts, Olamide, Iyanya and Timaya brought the competition to befitting end.
Zimbabwe-       -              -            1
Togo--               -              -            1
Mozambique-  -              -            1
Botswana  -      -              -           1