Bayelsa State acting Director of Sports, Mr. Andrew Aye, has praised the spirited performance displayed by the state’s athletes at the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State.
Mr Aye gave the commendation after watching team Bayelsa win two gold medals in succession in Greco-Roman (wrestling) through Lucky Okoriye, defeating team Oyo in the 48kg category and BelieveGod Emmanuel who defeated his opponent from Kwara in the 55kg class.
Flanked by Mr. Bibo Lambert, Head of Planning, Research and Statistics at the Bayelsa State Sports Council, Mr. Alaowei Opukeme, Technical Assistant on Sports to the Bayelsa State Government, and Olympic Silver medalist, Coach Blessing Oborududu, he applauded the athletes for their determination and consistency in the previous rounds.
The Director of Sports who emphasized that consistency, discipline, and focus remain key to building successful sporting careers, congratulated them on their achievements and urged them not to relent as the Games enter the final stretch with the females taking to the mat today.
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In volleyball, Team Bayelsa’s male side which impressed throughout the competition, had to settle for silver losing to team Lagos, while the male Basketball team were not so lucky, narrowly losing the third place playoff 13–12 to Rivers State .
On the track, sprint sensation Perfect Faye lived up to his reputation by storming into the men’s 200m final with swagger and confidence, reaffirming his promise to deliver more medals for team Bayelsa in athletics.
At the end of Day 7, Team Bayelsa had added four medals to its tally: two gold in wrestling, one silver in volleyball, and one bronze in Scrabble totaling 8 Gold, 9 Silver and 21 Bronze medals.
