Breaking!!! NYG: Bauchi, Ondo, Edo 'Stripped' off Medals

Bauchi, Ondo, Edo 'Stripped' off Medals By Niyi Busari The Local Organising Committee of the 2018 National Youth Games has stripped off three states the medals they won in gymnastics, www.bsnsports.com.ng, reports. Isa Usman of Bauchi who shouldn't have come near the 2018 National Youth Games because he is obviously over age has been stripped off gold medal he won in Vault boys event. Alaran Zandra who won gold in Beam event was also affected because Ondo state she represented did not register for the 2018 National Youth Games. Owolabi Kemi and Chianu Ebuka from the Sunshine state were also stripped off bronze medals won in Women Apparatus final and Vault boys respectively. Eno Etim's gold medal won in Pommel event for Edo state was rendered useless as he was also removed from the medals table list. Edo, Ondo, Zamfara, Yobe and Bornu, states were the five that failed to register in this year's National Youth Games but Edo and Ondo registered for three events in gymnastics through the Federation. The Director of Grassroots Sports Development, Dr. Demola Are who spoke with www.bsnsports.com.ng correspondent confirmed that Edo and Ondo have been removed from the medals table because both states did not register and therefore cannot win medals, though he acknowledged that they registered through Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria. "Yes, the three states have been stripped off the medals they won on Tuesday in gymnastics because Edo and Ondo didn't register for the tournament while Bauchi athlete that won gold is an over age athlete." So, as it stands FCT's Munachi Obiefuna will be automatically awarded the silver medal while Lagos' Abimbola Disu will be crowned as gold medalist in Beam event.