LAGOS – Lagos Island West on Friday emerged the overall champions of the Wushu Kungfu event in the ongoing Lagos State Sports festival, tagged “Ibile Games”.
They secured a total of 13 gold medal,11 silver and 17 bronze medals, to claim the top position on the medals table.
Surulere Local Government won eight gold, eight silver and 12 bronze medals to place second, while Coker Aguda LCDA won five gold, five silver and five bronze to settle for the 3rd place.
Ganiat Balogun one of the gold medalists from Lagos Island West told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that her triumph was because of hard work.
“I can say that my winning medal is attributable to my hard work and consistency in training, including listening to the instructions of my coach. This really helped me,” Balogun said.
In men’s event in QIAGSHU, Linus Samuel from ApapaIganmu LCDA, claimed the gold medal after defeating Akwu Ojonugwa from Surulere LG. Ojonugwa to settled for the silver.
Arriba Akpan of Lagos Island West and Okechukwu Thomas from Ifelodun LG placed a joint 3rd to win the bronze medals.
In the NANQUAN event, Femi Ajayi of Onigbongbo LCDA, claimed the gold medal after defeating Tijani Kashim of Lagos Island West LCDA to the second place for the silver.
Afeez Adeyinka of Coker Aguda LCDA and Atta Emmanuel from Surulere LG both of who placed the joint 3rd settled for the bronze.
In the CHANGQUAN event, Aderinto Adedeji of Lagos West, won a gold medal after defeating Ifeanyi Alinonu of Ojodu LCDA.
Taiwo Alabi of Surulere LG and Gilbert Stephen of Ifelodun LG, emerged joint 3rd to settle for the bronze.
GUNSHU — Men
Akpan Arriba Lagos Island West — gold
Ibrahim Usman Lagos Island West — silver
Aderinto Adedeji Island — bronze
Otenyi Emmanuel Ajeromi Ifelodun — bronze
TAIJIQUAN — Men
1. Ebuka Kingsley Surulere LG — gold
2. Suday Adewale Lagos Island West — silver
3. Linus Samuel Apapa Iganmu LCDA — bronze
Bassey Itam IfakoIjaye LCDA — bronze
JITI — Men
1. Afeez Adeyinka Coker Aguda LCDA — gold
2. Gilbert Stephen Ojodu LCD — silver
3. IfeanyiAlinonu Ojodu LCDA — bronze
Yaya Mohammed Onigbongbo LCDA — bronze
QUANSHU — Women
1. Adebowale Aguda LCDA — gold
2. Esu Blessing Apapa Iganmu LCDA — silver
3. Ngozi Uche Lagos Island West LCDA — bronze
Mercy Ezeigbo Lagos Island West LCDA — bronze
NANQUAN — Women
1. Ganiat Balogun Lagos West LCDA — gold
2. Owolaja Kehinde Surulere LG — silver
3. Atanda Adijat Lagos Island West — bronze
Veronica Chukwuma Island West — bronze
CHANQUAN
1. Eze Caroline Lagos Island West LCDA — gold
2. Owolaja Kehinde Surulere LG — silver
3. Abiodun Bose Ifelodun LG — bronze
Esu Blessing Apapa Iganmu LCDA — bronze
GUNSHU — Women
1. Ngozi Uche Lagos Island West — gold
2. Nkechi Christopher Ajeromi Ifelodun LG — silver
3. Ekpeyong Rebecca Surulere LG — bronze
GaniatBalogun Lagos Island — bronze
TAIJIQUAN — Women
1. Abiodun Bose Ifelodun LG — gold
2. Ekpeyong Rebecca Surulere LG — silver
JITI – Women
1. Nkechi Christopher Ajeromi Ifelodun — gold
2. Blessing Agu Ojodu LCDA — silver. (NAN)
