{"id":1004,"date":"2025-09-07T20:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2025-09-07T20:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T20:46:23","slug":"sanwo-olu-congratulates-team-lagos-for-winning-9th-national-youth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1004","title":{"rendered":"Sanwo-Olu congratulates Team Lagos for winning 9th national youth games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded Team Lagos for their record-breaking performance at the 9th National Youth Games, which ended on Saturday in Asaba, Delta State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state emerged as champions with a total of 110 medals, including 52 golds, 32 silvers, and 26 bronzes, confirming its dominance in youth sports nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kizz Daniel, Tekno - Buga (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLF90M96m2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am immensely proud of Team Lagos for their outstanding performance at the 9th National Youth Games in Asaba, where they finished first on the medals table with a total of 110 medals; 52 gold medals, 32 silver, and 26 bronze,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The governor emphasised that this achievement reflects not only the talent of the athletes but also Lagos State\u2019s growing commitment to sports development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur young athletes, together with their coaches and the Lagos State Sports Commission, have made history and demonstrated the strength of Lagos in sports,\u201d Sanwo-Olu added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also expressed excitement about plans to formally recognise the team\u2019s achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the coming days, I look forward to hosting the team to celebrate this remarkable achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCongratulations, Team Lagos. We are very proud of you all,\u201d the governor concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team Lagos\u2019 success came amid stiff competition, with the host state, Delta, finishing second with 37 gold, 38 silver, and 39 bronze medals, displacing Edo State from the runner-up position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the closing ceremony of the games at Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, commended the winners while also praising all young athletes for their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged the National Sports Commission to urgently tackle the problem of age cheating in youth sports to protect the credibility and fairness of the National Youth Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oborevwori presented the trophies to Team Lagos, celebrating their haul and highlighting the importance of sustained investment in youth sports development across Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 9th National Youth Games in Asaba has now cemented Team Lagos\u2019 reputation as a powerhouse in Nigerian youth sports, showcasing the state\u2019s depth of talent and the effectiveness of its sports development programmes. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/sanwo-olu-congratulates-team-lagos-for-winning-9th-national-youth-games\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded Team Lagos for their record-breaking performance at the 9th National Youth Games, which ended on Saturday in Asaba, Delta State. The state emerged as champions with a total of 110 medals, including 52 golds, 32 silvers, and 26 bronzes, confirming its dominance in youth sports nationwide. \u201cI am [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[391,1277,175,1280,1278,231,1279],"class_list":["post-1004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-babajide-sanwo-olu","tag-delta-state","tag-lagos-state","tag-lagos-state-sports-commission","tag-national-youth-games","tag-sheriff-oborevwori","tag-team-lagos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sanwo-Olu congratulates Team Lagos for winning 9th national youth games - Tona Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded Team Lagos for their record-breaking performance at the 9th National\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1004\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sanwo-Olu congratulates Team Lagos for winning 9th national youth games - 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