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Kwara’s investments in sports sector are yielding positive results given the sterling performance of our athletes at the just concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo, a top government official has said.
The Special Adviser to Kwara Governor on Sports and Youths Development, Attahiru Ibrahim, said this in a statement in Ilorin, on Sunday.
“The administration’s decision to resuscitate the Kwara State Sports Festival 15 years after, has been justified with the improved outing of the state’s contingent to Edo 2020, as Kwara ended the campaign as the 15th on the medals table,” he said.
He said the resuscitated sports festival played a significant role, as stakeholders in the sports sector used the festival to unearth more talents.
“Kwara came 15th on the medals table at Edo 2020, having garnered seven gold, six silver and 31 bronze medals, totalling 44 medals. This is a great leap.
“In Abuja 2018, Kwara came a distant 23rd on the medals’ table of the NSF. During the festival, Kwara had only one gold medal, six silver and five bronze medals, totalling 12 medals,” the special adviser said.
Ibrahim commended Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the feat which, he said, represented a significant improvement in Kwara’s standing in sports nationwide.
He also commended the athletes and officials for conducting themselves in a manner which represented Kwara’s values of good conduct and sticking to the rules of the games.
The special adviser assured the athletes that the present administration would continue to honour, recognise and reward those who brought laurels to the state.