Posts tagged with National Youth Games

Igali Urges FG to Priorities Sports Development, Condemns Win-at-all-cost approach to Tournament

0 comments, 19/09/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News, olympics, Tennis

Following the embarrassing outing of team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the President Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Dr Daniel Igali, has called on the federal government to take sports development seriously Igali made the call during a press briefing session with journalists in Asaba o... Read more...

2024 National Youth Games: Nasarawa State To Feature In 14 Sports with 77 Athletes

0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis

By Eche Amos , Asaba Team Nasarawa on Thursday, joined their counterparts from thirty-one other States of the Federation to partake in the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of the National Youth Games holding in Asaba, Delta State. The Nasarawa contingent who adorned their colourful green a... Read more...

Edo State wins First Gold Medal As 8th National Youth Games Begins In Asaba

0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Handball, News, Tennis

By Our Correspondent As competitions began on Thursday , September 12,2024 at the 8th National Youth Games ' Asaba 2024' Weightlifting Athlete Esther Amarachi Chijioke won three Gold Medals for Edo State on day one of the games, making the heartbeat state to be fist to win Gold in the Asaba Gam... Read more...

NYG 2024: Federal Government to Revisit National Youth Games Age Limit

0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Grassroots, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Our Correspondent The Federal Government says it will revisit the under seventeen age grade for the National Youth Games in the next edition of the games. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made this known at the opening ceremony of the 8th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, tagged... Read more...

Stakeholders Escalate Call By Sports Minister To Curbing Age-cheating At National Youth Games

0 comments, 07/10/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis

By: Chinedum Ohanusi Unarguably, the 7th edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) hosted by Delta State, would have been the best, since the multi-sports fiesta, which was first held in 2013 in Abuja, the nation's capital. Sadly, the games held between September 20th and 30th, was marred by ... Read more...

Enugu State Wins First Medal At National Youth Games

0 comments, 28/09/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Our Correspondent Enugu State contingent on Thursday won their first medal at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games, NYG in Asaba Delta State Capital. Ikenna Ndubisi clinched the Coal City State first silver medal in wrestling. The kid wrestler lost the final 52kg freestyle wrestling ev... Read more...

NYG Day 2: Florence Olarinoye Wins Three Gold Medals As Lagos State Dominates Weightlifting In Asaba

0 comments, 24/09/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Florence Olarinoye showed why her experience in the 45kg women's class at the 2022 National Sports Festival NSF counted as she scooped all the three gold medals for team Lagos on day 2 of the ongoing National Youth Games, NYG 49kg female class in weightlifting event in Asaba on ... Read more...

National Youth Games: Lagos, Bayelsa Dominate Weightlifting Event

0 comments, 23/09/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News

Lagos and Bayelsa States set the pace in the medals table in opening day of weightlifting event at the 7th National Youth Games, NYG in Asaba, Delta State Capital. Lagos State won three medals, two gold and a a bronze in the women's 45kg while Bayelsa State picked all the three gold medals i... Read more...

Sports Festival Gold Medallist Avani Goel Emerges Best Gymnast In Lagos Body Language Gymnastics Competition

0 comments, 23/01/2023, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, olympics

By Niyi Busari National Youth Games (NYG) and National Sports Festival (NSF) gold medalist, Avani Goel emerged best overall gymnast at the 2023 Body Language Gymnastics competition in Lagos with 5 gold medals She won gold in floor exercise, balance beam, on vault, uneven bars to beat other c... Read more...

FCT Splashes Millions Of Naira On 2021 National Youth Games Medal Winners

0 comments, 29/06/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, Grassroots, Handball, News, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA have doled out millions of Naira on the athletes that won various medals for the nation's seat of power in the 2021 National Youth Games, NYG held in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The m... Read more...

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