Ogun Gateway Games 2024

Gateway Games: Olopade happy with IJA performances so far

Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, Gateway Games 2024. A visibly excited Olopade spoke after presenting medals to IJA swimmer Aidan Dumuje Abili at the swimming event venue. Abili has so far won three medals—two silver and…

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Ogun 2024 restores original objective of National Sports Festival- Odegbami

Veteran sports icon and ex-Super Eagles great, Chief Segun Odegbami has lauded the organization and template of the ongoing National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024, saying that it has restored the original objectives of the founding fathers. Odegbami, a Grand Sports Ambassador for the games, gave this commendation during an interview with TVC. Lauding the vision of the Dapo…

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Lagos bets on the future with teenage swimmers at Gateway Games 2024, by Lekan Fatodu

While medals remain the ultimate prize at any competition, Lagos State is making a powerful statement at the ongoing Gateway Games 2024 by investing in the future. In the women’s 4x200m Freestyle relay event, Team Lagos fielded an inspiring quartet of teenagers still in secondary school: Daniella Akanbi, Olutise Nedd, Nesomagh Nwizu, and Funmilayo Demehin. Competing against older, more experienced…

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Golden Eaglets cruise into semi-finals at Gateway Games

Five-time world champions, the Golden Eaglets, have zoomed into the semi-finals of the football event at the 22nd National Sports Festival ongoing in Ogun State. The Eaglets are participating in the games as part of the Invited Junior Athletes (IJA), an initiative of the National Sports Commission (NSC) aimed at exposing young athletes. Abdulmuiz Adeleke, who netted the first goal…

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Gateway Games: 13-year-old wins Oyo’s first swimming medal in 7 years

Tofunmi Ibidapo, a 13-year-old swimmer, has ended a seven-year medal drought for Oyo State in swimming events at the National Sports Festival. She won a silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke event on Thursday evening at the ongoing Gateway Games in Abeokuta. Oyo State last won a swimming medal at the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja in 2018. Tofunmi…

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NSC will restore Nigeria’s glory in global sports – Olopade

The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade, has reiterated the Commission’s determination to return Nigeria to its glory days in international sports. Olopade made this known during an interview with journalists at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta. He said the NSC, under the leadership of Mallam Shehu Dikko, is committed to revitalising…

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22nd National Sports Festival medals table summary – Day 4

Bayelsa State maintained its early lead at the top of the medals table after Day 4 of the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games. Bayelsa held on to the top spot with 16 gold, 6 silver, and 5 bronze medals. Defending champion Delta State made a significant leap from Day 3 to move into second place with 10 gold,…

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NSC: Oyo Govt makes official clarification on instant cash reward

The Oyo State Government has dismissed media reports claiming that state medalists at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged “Gateway Games,” are receiving cash rewards lower than expected. The Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Honourable Wasilat Adefemi Adegoke, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta through the General Manager of the Oyo State Sports Council, Mr. Tunde…

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22nd National Sports Festival medals table summary – Day 3

After another exciting day across various venues at the National Sports Festival, the official Day 3 medals table summary sees Bayelsa State leading the pack with a total of 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal. They are closely followed by Oyo State with a total of six medals, comprising 4 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze.…

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Flamingos, Eaglets provide lustre to 22nd National Sports Festival

Five-time world champions, the Golden Eaglets, and FIFA U-17 World Cup-bound Flamingos have been adding colour and flair to the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The two teams are part of an exciting new concept, Invited Junior Athletes (IJA), which has drawn praise from observers and stakeholders since the commencement of the Games. The…

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