NSF: Delta maintains supremacy in Weightlifting, gains 9 gold Medals

Host, Team Delta on Friday continued to maintain dominance in  Weightlifting  at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF) in Asaba, Delta.

Other competing states such as Teams, Abia, Oyo, Edo also got gold medals in different categories.

Team Delta won all the three gold medals available in the 96kg men, 71kg women and 89kg men categories.

Team Abia  won two gold medals in 81kg men category alongside Team Oyo which snatched all three gold medals at stake in the 76kg women category.

Team  Edo also won one gold medal in clean and Jerk in the 81kg men category

Results of Weightlifting event as it stands on Friday, Dec. 9:

96kg Men Category

Snatch

Akano Desmond, Team Delta 155kg gold, Joseph Madu, Team Abia 136kg silver, Daniel Christopher 135kg bronze.

Clean and Jerk

Desmond Akano, Team Delta 185kg gold, Joseph Madu, Team Abia 160kg silver, Godwin Friday, Team Rivers 159kg bronze.

81kg Men Category;

Snatch

Michael Anyamlewechi, Team Abia 136kg gold, Ismaila Sadiq Team Delta 135kg silver, Felix Ogbonna Team Delta 125kg bronze.

Clean and Jerk

Olamide Yakubu Team Edo 162kg gold, Michael Anyamlewechi Team Abia 161kg silver, Felix Ogbonna Team Delta 160kg bronze.

71kg Women  category

Snatch

Joy Eze, Team Delta 95kg, Blessing Ogungbure Team Lagos 92kg, silver, Esther Ezekiel Bayelsa 90kg bronze.

Clean and Jerk

Joy Eze Delta 120kg gold, Blessing Ogungbure, Team Lagos 110kg silver, Esther Patrick Team Cross Rivers 106kg bronze.

89kg Men Category

Snatch

Seldom Dickson, Team Delta 130kg, gold, Solomon Adoko, Team Bayelsa 128kg, silver, John Uyime, Team Anambra 123kg, bronze.

Clean and Jerk

Seldom Dickson, Team Delta, 170kg gold, John Uyime, Team Anambra 153kg, Peter Uwana, Team Akwa Ibom 150kg bronze.

76kg Women category

Snatch

Taiwo Liadi, Team Oyo 94kg gold, Uchenna Bosah Team Delta 93kg silver, Caroline Okouokha, Team Edo 81kg bronze.

Clean and Jerk

Taiwo Liadi, Team Oyo 123kg gold, Uchenna Bosah, Team Delta 122kg silver, Caroline Okouokha, Team Edo 105kg bronze. (NAN)