Dalung Praises Team Nigeria After Their Feat At The AYG.

By Admin Team Nigeria carted away 105 medals from 19 sports at the recently concluded 3rd African Youth Games in Algeria. They won 29 gold, 33 silver and 43 bronze medals and finished among the top five teams on the medals table. Weightlifting gave Nigeria the highest number of gold medals, 12 gold, while the country won the highest number of medals in Wrestling - winning 19 medals made up of three gold, 10 silver and 6 bronze medals. In Athletics, Nigeria won a total of five gold, three silver and five bronze to make up a total of 13 medals in total. Four gold, three silver and one bronze came from canoe/kayak, and badminton team clinched two gold, two silver and seven bronze. Nigeria's boxing team claimed two gold, two silver and two bronze, but were unable to win any medal from hockey, beach volleyball, tennis and swimming at the Games which was held from July 18 to July 28. However, the Nigeria's sports minister Solomon Dalung is proud of the achievements of the contingents, saying they made the country proud. "Further more, the 250 athletes has indeed have made Nigerian proud with their outstanding performers. "Also, team Nigeria clinched 3rd position on the medals table, just behind Algeria and Egypt."