Bayelsa, Delta take early lead at Edo 2020 National Sports Festival

BAYELSA State is currently leading the medals table at the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival, winning eight gold medals on the second day of the competition.

They won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals, and set new records in the swimming event.

Bayelsa’s Ifiesegba Gagbe set a new national record in the women’s 100m freestyle with her time of 1:01:54 minutes. She broke the record time of 1:02:66mins set by Okpilobo of Ondo State in the Lagos 2012 edition. 

Delta State’s Timipamere Akiayefa also set a new record in the women’s 200m butterfly.

Delta State also won four gold medals in swimming.

Bayelsa State also won two gold medals and one bronze in judo through Ese Bassey and Selere Mathias (gold) and Udeze Amarachi (bronze).

Delta’s Ukpcereye Ese won gold in the women’s cycling 1km individual sprint event in a time of 1 minute, 26.70 seconds.

The state’s Nmoh Ifeakachkwu also claimed gold in the men’s 200m medley, beating the national champion, Yellow Yeigha of Bayelsa, to the second position.

By the end of Monday night and early Tuesday, Delta had seven gold medals in the table, one behind Bayelsa, while host Edo was third with five gold medals.