{"id":19166,"date":"2022-04-16T04:48:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T04:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=19166"},"modified":"2022-04-16T04:48:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T04:48:45","slug":"team-bayelsa-win-first-edition-of-national-para-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/16\/team-bayelsa-win-first-edition-of-national-para-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Bayelsa win first edition of National Para Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Team Bayelsa on Friday in Abuja emerged champions of the first edition of the National Para Games after hauling a total of 93 medals.<\/p>\n

Reports that Bayelsa won 31 gold, 30 silver and 32 bronze medals to win the Games held at the Moshood Abiola National<\/a> Stadium.<\/p>\n

Ismail Abubakar, Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Youth<\/a> and Sports Development\u00a0who represented the Minister, Sunday Dare, during the Games\u2019 closing ceremony, commended the states which participated.<\/p>\n

He praised them for their\u00a0cooperation during the seven-day event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank Almighty God for\u00a0the huge success recorded in the games and I also wish to express my profound gratitude to all the states<\/a> which participated in this first edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also thank all the team officials and athletes, as well as sponsors with all their participation,\u201d Abubakar said.<\/p>\n

Peter Nelson, Chairman<\/a> of the Games\u2019 Local Organising Committee (LOC), while speaking also, said the next edition of the competition would be more interesting than the first edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cPara athletes have been making the nation proud at international events and it is enough for the Federal Government to show through this event that the country has good intentions for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why we can promise that the second edition of the National Para Games will be more interesting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Nelson disclosed that the second edition was expected to take place next year, while subsequent editions would be after every two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was put in place to lessen the burden on states, in having to fund athletes for both the National Para Games<\/a> and the National Sports Festival in the same year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

NAN reports that teams from 20 states and the FCT participated in the maiden edition of the National Para Games which began on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Below are the\u00a0top five positions on the Games\u2019 final medals table:<\/p>\n

States \u00a0Gold Silver \u00a0 Bronze Total Position<\/p>\n

Bayelsa \u00a0 \u00a0 31 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 30 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 32 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 93 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01st<\/p>\n

Oyo \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 24 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a015 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a021 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a060 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02nd<\/p>\n

Kano \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 21 \u00a0 \u00a0 13 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 8 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 42 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3rd<\/p>\n

Edo \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 17 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 23 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04th<\/p>\n

Ondo \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 15 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a03 \u00a0 \u00a0 29 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5th<\/p>\n<\/div>\n