Winners have emerged in the maiden edition of Maltina School Games held at the Sports Complex of Yaba College of Technology in Lagos.
17-year-old Joy Ojo of Ijaiye Housing Estate Senior High School emerged as the Overall Best Athlete of the national final
The budding star won three gold medals in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x 100 meters race to become the first winner of the major prize and earn for herself a scholarship to any Federal University of choice.
Force Headquarters (FHQ) Abuja has emerged as the overall winner of the Nigeria Police Games tagged “Anambra 2020” held on the 7th of March 2020.
Force Headquarters (FHQ) Abuja won a total of 274 medals comprising of 118 gold, 80 silver and 74 bronze to top the overall medals table to relegate defending champions Zone 2 to 2nd place with 230 medals.
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Adamu Shehu Muazu and Elizabeth Nuhu have emerged overall national winners of the second edition of 32 Kilometers Tito Makurdi Marathon race held in Makurdi, Benue state.
Adamu Shehu Muazu from Kaduna State, won the male category in 1 hour 26 minutes to receive the cash prize of ₦100,000 and pack of Tito Yoghurt.
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Team Nigeria have emerged overall winners at the Abuja 2020 Para-powerlifting World Cup tournament held between February 5 – 7, 2020.
Team Nigeria won a total of 13 gold, 8 silver and 7 bronze medals.
The Abuja 2020 Para-powerlifting World Cup Tournament also served as qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games.
At the end of the competition, Egypt and Brazil emerged first and second runners-up with 3 gold, 6 silver & 3 bronze medals and 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals respectively.
Amina Wilfred has won the 22nd Ladies Open Golf Championship held at the IBB International Golf and Country club on the 16th of February 2020.
Amina Wilfred defeated Uganda’s Irene Nakalembe to win the three-day golf championship, which attracted over one hundred golfers from the African continent.
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Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo is ranked world number one (1) in 57kg wrestling category, which came after her feats in the ranking series in Italy and Algeria.
Adekuoroye Folasade Odunayo, who is competing in the 57kg, had won gold medals at the world ranking series tournaments in Rome and Algeria where the 2020 African Wrestling Championships was held prelude to the wrestling event in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti has emerged champions of the 20th Nigeria Polytechnic Games Association (NIPOGA), with a total of 21 Gold, 18 Silver and 31 Bronze medals.
Lagos State Polytechnic (Laspotech), Ikorodu came second with 19 Gold, 24 Silver and 27 Bronze medals in the one-week-long event which was hosted by Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.