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NSF: South-South States Thrives As Delta Wins More Gold  For 7th Time, Bayelsa Came Second

Declaring the Unity Games  closed, the President, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari represented by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, congratulated Delta State for emerging overall winners of the 21st edition of the festival, pointing out that the competition in Asaba in the last 12 days had proven that Sports remain a unifier of youths in the country.

National Sports Festival: Adequate Medical Facilities On Ground To Deal With Emergency- Aniagwu Insists, As Boxer Dies While Competing For Gold

The commissioner said; it was a sad news and tragic moment for the Boxing Federation of Nigeria, the Government and people of Imo State, the immediate family of the deceased and the nation at large, but he however exonerated the deceased coach and the medics by the ring side from any blame, stating that the LOC  made adequate arrangements for any form of emergencies especially as regard to health related cases.

“But for us in Delta, we are not only hosting to win but to also break new grounds. And so we are quite comfortable with where we are now.