A female taekwondo athlete representing the state of Omoluabi, Ayomide Osunkoremide produced a scintillating performance to win another gold medal in the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin.
In a tension-soaked event which ended late night, Ayomide confidently defeated Benita Ebere from Delta State, who had earlier beaten her in the group stage.
However, a foot and hand injury suffered by Lateef Adegoke in the semi-finals prevented him from adding to the medal haul of Osun contingents as he surrendered the gold medal to his Kwara State colleague, Akiode Ayobami in the final.
In the same vein, Okwuel Godtime bagged a gold medal for the state in the male category of 50m breaststroke swimming event while in the 100m backstroke girls, Adinebo Ijeoma finished 3rd with a bronze medal.
OSBC Sports correspondent at the University of Ilorin, venue of the game, Tajudeen Ahmad reports that State of Osun occupied 3rd position on the medal table behind Bayelsa and Delta States as at the time of filing in this report.
The state has won 5 gold (3 in weightlifting, 1 each from Taekwondo and Swimming), 4 silver (3 in female weightlifting event and 1 in Taekwondo), 3 bronze (1 in each of Ayo Olopon, swimming and weightlifting.
The state contingents are also through to the quarter-finals in the Table Tennis, Boxing, Cycling, swimming, Ayo Olopon mixed double and the semi-finals of volleyball among other events.
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