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Games
By Olayinka Owolewa
Ilorin, Sept. 27, 2016 (NAN) Akwa Ibom’s Effiong Uforoemem (female) and Peter Aremu of Team Ogun have both won gold in 44Kg and 56Kg category respectively in Judo event at the National Youth Games in Ilorin.
Uforoemem defeated Rahab Kilyogas who got the silver medal, while Angela Bala of Kaduna and Dorothy Kasimu of Nasarawa won the bronze medals.
In the male 56Kg category, Aremu beat Uche Nwane of Team Delta to silver as Bauchi’s Musa Adamu and Musa Bello of Yobe picked the bronze medals.
In other contest, Mohammed Yakubu of Nasarawa wrestled off the gold medal from Gombe’s Isah Jibrin as Yakubu Joel of Delta and Rivers’ Divine Anola secured bronze medal in the 46Kg male category.
Meanwhile, Delta’s Udeze Ogechi in the 52Kg female category won gold medal, beating Ogun State’s Anuoluwapo Shobunkola as Ebonyi’s Okeke Nwadiogu and Esther Obile of Nasarawa got the bronze medals.
In all, Delta emerged overall winner after bagging one gold, one silver and one bronze medal ahead of Ogun which secured one gold and one silver, followed by Nasarawa State with one gold and two bronze medals.
Akwa Ibom got one gold medal as Adamawa and Gombe State claimed one silver each, while Bauchi, Rivers, Ebonyi, Yobe and Kaduna won one bronze medal apiece in the event. (NAN)
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(Edited by Dorcas Jonah/Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu)