01/04/2023
Maiden Bayelsa State Sports Festival Ends With Yenagoa LGA Emerging Overall Winners
- Alambo Datonye Fred
After six days of action, the first edition of the Bayelsa State Sport Festival, tagged 'Access Bank Prosperity Unity Games' ended on Friday night with Yenagoa Local Government Area emerging overall winners
Shortly before declaring the Games closed, Governor Douye Diri thanked the sponsors for sponsoring the inaugural Bayelsa State Sports Festival while calling on other corporate bodies to follow suit.
The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development Daniel Igali, congratulated all the athletes who took part in the inaugural Sports Festival for their exemplary conduct, stressing that the event had unified the youths of Bayelsa State.
On his part, the Director of Sport in the state Sports Council and Co-chairman of the Main Organising Committee for the Festival, Sir Braveman Wodi noted that the aim of the competition had been achieved with discovery of new talents.
Chief Executive Officer of Access Corporation, Herbert Wigwe represented by the Relations Manager of Access Bank, Miebi Flint Kakiri said the financial institution was proud to have sponsored the Fiesta.
Yenagoa LGA were crowned the winners of the first ever Bayelsa State Sport Festival with a total medal haul of 74 comprising 34 gold, 22 silver, 18 bronze, Kolokuma/Opokuma finished second amassing 92 medals: 30 gold, 29 silver, 33 bronze, Nembe LGA came third with 81 medals: 25 gold, 25 silver, 31 bronze.
Southern Ijaw LGA finished in fourth position with 78 medals: 22 gold, 29 silver, 27 bronze, Ekeremor LGA won 66 medals: 21 gold, 24 Silver to place 5th, Brass LGA had 63 medals: 17 gold, 15 silver, 31 bronze to earn 6th spot.
Sagbama LGA got 48 medals, finishing 7th with 9 gold, silver, 24 bronze, as Ogbia LGA were bottom with 44 medals : comprising of 7 gold, 9 silver, 28 bronze .
Over one thousand two hundred athletes from the eight local government areas of the State took part in fourteen sporting events at the spectacle.