Team Lagos has won the 9th edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) hosted in Asaba, Delta state.
Lagos, which overtake perennial winners and host Team Delta in the 2025 edition of the games held at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, garnered 52 gold, 32 silver and 26 bronze totaling 110 medals to clinched first position.
Team Delta overtook Team Edo, who has been in second position for days to clinch second position on the final day.
Team Delta’s feat was as a result of it’s athletes performance in the last day events where they claimed two more gold medals and bronze to jumped up to second position.
Delta Team garnered 37 gold, 38 silver and 39 bronze, totaling 114 medals at the final day of the games to picked second position.
Team Edo is third position with 33 gold, 18 silver and 28 bronze, totalling 79 medals to picked top three position.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the games, Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Elder Sheriff Oborevbore, expressed happiness over the successful hosting of the 9th edition of the games, saying it has helped developed talents that will represent Nigeria in international tournaments in future.
Also speaking, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, who was represented by Mrs Amaka Ashovu, said the 9th edition of the games has been an incredible experience marked by fierced competition, determination, exciting adventures and exceptional sportsmanship.
He said the games has provided lots of opportunities to identify new young talents that will be nurtured and groomed to replace the aging national athletes.
It could be recalled that Team Delta had won all the previous 8 editions of the National Youth Games, which debuted in 2013 in Abuja.
Kwara State hosted five editions in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, while Delta State were awarded four hosting rights in an MoU with the scraped Federal Ministry of Sports Development in 2022 in Asaba.
Delta State has hosted three consecutive times in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The national youth games started as an under 17 tournament, but was brought down to under 15.