Edo, 'Kings, Queens' of youth weightlifting in Nigeria

...Makes clean sweep of female category 
By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye in Asaba in Asaba 

 

Team Edo on Monday affirmed its supremacy in weightlifting at the ongoing 9th National Youth Games in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

The Heartbeat of the Nation made their voices heard in the Sun City, Asaba, securing the top spot overall in weightlifting.

The girls from Edo State were the backbone of the outstanding victory as they made a clean sweep of all honours at stake.

★ Favour Cornelius - 44kg
★ Esther Amarachi Chijoke - 48kg
★ Beauty Akpore - 53kg, mined three gold medals each.

Team Edo secured:
★ 9 gold
★ 1 silver
★ 2 bronze medals, bringing the figures to 12 in total. 

Team Akwa Ibom came far second with:
★ 5 gold
★ 2 silver
★ 2 bronze

Closely followed by Team Abia:
★ 3 gold 

Team Niger are fourth position with:
★ 1 gold
★ 2 silver 

Team Enugu, Oyo, FCT shared fifth position with three silver medals each, while Lagos finished eighth with three medals (2 silver, 1 bronze).

In the men’s division, Akwa Ibom proved their strength, winning five of the nine gold medals available.

 Destiny Okon Bassey (56kg) secured two gold medals, while Goodness Samuel Okon (65kg) bagged three to highlight their dominance.

Team Abia also impressed, with Vitalis Nnaji Chiemerie sweeping three gold medals in the men’s 60kg category. Niger’s Abdulsalam Kamaldeen grabbed gold in the men’s 56kg clean and jerk with a lift of 91kg.

Other standout performances came from Oyo’s Fathia Toluwalase Owoyele, who battled hard to win three silver medals in the women’s 48kg category, while Enugu’s Aguji Michael Chiemerie (65kg) and FCT’s Esther Chidalu Ezenwa (44kg) both claimed three silver medals. Ezenwa’s younger sister, Chinaza Cecilia Ezenwa (Lagos, 53kg), added two silvers and one bronze to ensure Lagos made the medals table.

For Team Imo, Victory Maduabuchi Iwuoha contributed 1 silver and 2 bronze in the Men's 60kg, while Plateau’s Dach Veirat Dachoaaom secured 1 silver and 1 bronze in the Women's 53kg. Delta and Osun each walked away with five bronze medals through spirited performances from their lifters.

In total, 12 states registered on the medal table, but it was Edo’s remarkable clean sweep in the women’s division that underlined their supremacy.

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