Team Delta has taken an early lead on the medals table at the ongoing Niger Delta Sports Festival, securing 67 medals.
The latest tally released by the organisers as of the end of Day Three (8:00 p.m. on Saturday) shows that Team Akwa Ibom , the host is on the seventh position.
The maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival is being hosted by Akwa Ibom featuring participants from the nine states in the region.
The medal table released on Sunday in Uyo by the Main Organising Committee has Delta leading the pack after it garnered 32 golds,16 silvers and 19 bronze medals, making a total of 67.
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Following closely on the table is Bayelsa, with 29 gold,16 silver and 11 bronze medals, totalling 56 medals.
Edo is sitting third on the log with 55 medals: 10 golds, 25 silver and 20 bronze medals.
Team Rivers is comfortably sitting fourth on the medals table with 10 gold, seven silver and 14 bronze medals, totalling 31 medals.
Team Ondo and the host state, Akwa Ibom, have 19 medals each, with the former having four gold, nine silver and six bronze medals, while the latter has four gold, seven silver, and eight bronze medals to make fifth and sixth positions on the log, respectively.
Team Imo is seventh on the log with three gold, nine silver and 14 bronze medals, totalling 26 medals.
Also, team Cross River has three gold, four silver and 12 bronze medals to make it 19 medals to sit 8th in the log.
Team Abia is last on the log with 13 medals: three gold, four silver and six gold medals.
Actions continue at various venues across competitions as games get close to the final stages.
Meanwhile, Akwa Ibom State athletes have launched protest over unpaid allowances during Day Four at the ongoing Niger Delta Sports Festival.
The protest took place on Friday morning at the Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre in Uyo.
(NAN)
