Team Delta cyclists beat three other states, Oyo, Plateau and Lagos to emerge winners in the 12km mixed relay decided on Igbuzor road earlier today
By Uzor Odigbo
Delta State, which is the host of the 2022 National Sports Festival, has picked the first gold medal in Cycling even before the opening ceremony.
Team Delta cyclists beat three other states, Oyo, Plateau and Lagos to emerge winners in the 12km mixed relay decided on Igbuzor road earlier today.
Two other states, Edo and Rivers were disqualified for their inability to present the minimum three female cyclists required for the event, the technical director, Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Bashir Mohammed disclosed.
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Meanwhile the official opening ceremony of the festival will hold at the Stephen Keshi stadium later today.
Vice president Yemi Osinbajo will stand in for President Muhammad I Buhari at the ceremony.