PARA-GAMES DAY ONE: OYO WINS 3 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 4 BRONZE MEDALS

|By Oluseyi Adedire|

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Oyo state grabbed three gold medals, one silver and four bronze medals on the first day of the National Para Sports Festival organized for the athletes by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports in Abuja, Nigeria.

Chairman, Oyo State Sports Council Hon. Gbenga Adewusi, (Arole) made this known to newsmen in Abuja.

Arole commended the athletes for their impressive and outstanding performances on the first day, stressing that they need to intensify their efforts for optimal performances. He disclosed further that Orusa Clifford won Gold medal for the shot put deaf sports while his colleague, Ikechukwu Omenofor also grabbed Gold for the para athletics in short put. Joyce Otun won Gold medal in para karate.

The Chairman stated that Samuel Etu won silver for para athletics long jump and Ayorinde Victor grabbed bronze medal for para athletics long jump while Tijani Damola won bronze medal for the para athletics 100 meters.

Hon Adewusi remarked further that Olasupo Temitope won bronze medal for canoeing, 1000m further male categories while Alayode Oluwatoyin also won medals for canoeing 100m k1 female categories.

The chairman expressed optimism that the participants from Oyo state will excel in the subsequent competitions before the end of tje games.

"The athletes from Oyo state will come out with unique and outstanding performances that will qualify them for international competitions." He said.