Appearing Director of Sports activities for Bayelsa State, Mr. Andrew Aye, has hailed the dedication and resilience of the state’s athletes following their spectacular medal-winning shows on the ongoing Nationwide Youth Video games in Asaba.
Talking after Bayelsa’s wrestlers stormed to back-to-back gold medals, Mr. Aye described the performances as a mirrored image of laborious work, self-discipline, and consistency. Fortunate Okoriye struck gold within the 48kg Greco-Roman class, defeating Workforce Oyo, whereas BelieveGod Emmanuel overpowered his opponent from Kwara to assert the 55kg title.
Flanked by senior officers together with Mr. Bibo Lambert, Head of Planning, Analysis and Statistics on the Bayelsa State Sports activities Council, Mr. Alaowei Opukeme, Technical Assistant on Sports activities, and Olympic silver medalist Coach Blessing Oborududu, the Appearing DG counseled the athletes for displaying the Bayelsa spirit on the nationwide stage.
“Our athletes have proven braveness and consistency in each spherical, and these victories right now are proof of their focus and dedication,” Mr. Aye mentioned. “We’re happy with their achievements, however I wish to urge them to remain disciplined and maintain pushing tougher because the Video games proceed. That is solely the start.”
The Appearing DG additionally congratulated the male volleyball workforce, who earned silver after an impressive run, narrowly dropping to Lagos within the ultimate. He additional inspired the basketball workforce, who missed out on a medal after a good 13–12 loss to Rivers State within the third-place playoff.
On the monitor, he expressed confidence in dash sensation Good Faye, who stormed into the lads’s 200m ultimate with swagger and confidence.
On the finish of Day 7, Bayelsa’s medal rely stood at 8 Gold, 9 Silver, and 21 Bronze, with Mr. Aye assuring that the state will proceed to struggle for extra glory.
