Team Delta has maintained its lead on the official medals table with 122 medals at the end of Day Eight of the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun.
Delta won 52 gold, 23 silver and 47 bronze, bringing the state’s total medals to 122.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bayelsa is second with 37 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze medals, totalling 88.
Meanwhile, Ogun displaced Rivers in the third position after the host state scooped more medals.
Ogun currently has 30 gold, 19 silver and 29 bronze with a total of 78 medals, closely followed by Rivers, who has 28 gold, 22 silver and 27 bronze
NAN also reports Team Edo, which was sixth on Saturday, has climbed up one step to displace Oyo in the fifth position.
The new number five has 23 gold, 54 silver and 53 bronze medals.
The table at the time of filing this report showed that a total of 838 medals have so far been won.
NAN reports that Team Jigwa is the latest state to join the medals table with one bronze
The NSF is a biennial multi-sport event organised by the Federal Government.
It brings together athletes from all 36 states and the FCT to compete in various sports, promoting national unity, sportsmanship, and excellence across Nigeria.
STATE TEAM GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
1. Delta 52 23 47 122
2. Bayelsa 37 26 25 88
3.Ogun 30 19 29 78
4.Rivers 28 22 27 77
5.Edo 23 54 53 130
6. OYO 19 20 23 62
7. Lagos 15 15 30 60
8. Osun 11 1 5 17
9. Abia 8 9 22 39
10. Akwa Ibom 6 4 7 17
11.Plateau 4 4 15 23
12.FCT 3 4 8 15
13.Kwara 3 4 3 10
14.Cross River 3 1 1 5
15. Invited Junior Athletes(IJA) 2 5 4 11
16.Anambra 1 6 5 12
17.Imo 1 5 8 14
18.Kano 1 5 7 13
19.Niger 1 4 2 7
20. Nasarawa 1 1 7 9
21. Ekiti 1 1 3 5
22.Borno 0 3 1 4
23.Enugu 0 2 1 3
24. Benue 0 1 6 7
25. 0ndo 0 1 2 3
26. Bauchi 0 1 1 2
27. Kaduna 0 1 1 2
28. Taraba 0 1 0 1
29. Jigawa 0 0 0 1
30. Kebbi 0 0 1 1
TOTAL. 250 243 345 838 (NAN)