• Bayelsa, Oyo, Ekiti on medal list

Team Cross River has it the front on the medals table at the 22nd National Sports Festival, which started on Sunday, grabbing three gold medals in the weightlifting event.

While the Games’ opening ceremony was going on at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, the Abeokuta Sports Centre was busy with the weightlifting events.

In the 54kg male event, King Kalu Ufiem lived up to his name by picking the three gold medals available in the snatch, clean and jerk and Total event. While Cross River celebrated the night with three gold medals, Nnadozie Elvis Elechi put Team Bayelsa on the medals table, picking two silvers. The state also picked one bronze medal. Team Oyo got one silver medal, just as Team Ekiti grabbed one bronze.

The female hockey match between Team Delta and Plateau State at Ijebu-Ode stadium could not hold yesterday as earlier scheduled. It will hold today (Tuesday) at same venue.

The Guardian, learnt, that the postponement was as a result of some logistics from the technical crew of the hockey federation.