Team Delta have emerged winners of the 18th National Sports Festival, which ends today in Lagos State. Delta amassed a total of 242 medals — 100 gold, 85 silver and 57 bronze — to dethrone Team Rivers, hosts and winners of the last edition.
Second-place Rivers had 66 gold, 55 silver and 58 gold medals while hosts Team Lagos, who won the men’s football gold medal on Saturday, emerged in third place with 38 gold, 40 silver and 54 bronze medals.
Team Edo came fourth with 20 gold, 13 silver and 32 bronze medals. Bayelsa, Ondo, Oyo, Cross River, Ogun and Akwa Ibom states completed the top 10 list.
However, Katsina and Sokoto states emerged joint last in the biennial competition with three bronze medals respectively.