NSF: Team Bayelsa In Early Lead At Gateway Games 2024

With the ongoing 2nd edition of the National Sports Festival in Ogun State entering day four on Wednesday, the official medals table summary released by the organisers after the conclusion of Day 3 events on Tuesday, showed Bayelsa State leading the pack with six gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

Bayelsa is closely followed by Oyo State with four gold, one silver and one bronze; Team Lagos are in the third position with three gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

In fourth position is Cross River State with three gold while Rivers State completes the top five with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal.

Team Invited Junior Athletes (IJA) are also punching above their weights occupying the 6th spot with two gold medals, one silver and one bronze medal.

Surprisingly, defending champion Team Delta are in distant seventh position after Day 3 round of games with just one gold, one silver and one bronze medal.
Meanwhile, the Director General of the National Sports commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade has appealed to Journalists covering the Games to always assess the standings on the medals log from the official table of the Commission rather than unverified self-generated table seen on the internet.

Actions will continue on Wednesday at various sports venues as sports enthusiasts and stakeholders await more competitive outcomes on the medals table.