Gateway Games 2024: Stop Publicising Unverified Medals Table, Olopade Cautions Journalists
ABEOKUTA – The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade has appealed to journalists covering the Games to always access the state of the medals table from the official table of the Commission rather than unverified self-generated table seen on the internet.
Olopade gave the admonition on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the media centre in Abeokuta.
He said a medals table digital App has been set up by the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for uploading the updated results of the games.
He noted that, publishing unverified medals table would create confusion and conflicts among participating states.
He, therefore, commended the media for the accurate and objective reportage, soliciting for the cooperation and support of the pen professionals throughout the mundial holding Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.
Meanwhike, after another exciting day across the various venues at the National Sports Festival, Day 3 official medals table summary sees Bayelsa state leading the pack with a total of 6 Gold medals , 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal.
They are closely followed by Oyo state with a total of six medals, out of which 4 are Gold ,1 silver and 1 bronze medal. Lagos is next on the table after Tuesday”s round of Games with 3 Gold , 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
In fourth position is cross river with only 3 Gold medals while Rivers state completes the top five with 2 Gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal.
The Invited Junior Athletes, IJA, are surely punching above their weights occupying the 6th position with 2 Gold medals , 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
Defending champion and competition’s favourite Delta state are in distance 7th after Day 3 round of games with just 1 Gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
A total of 71 medals have been won so far at of which 23 are Gold , 23 are silver and 25 are bronze medals as the festival begins to build more momentum in terms of excitement, competition and quality.
Actions will continue on Wednesday in the various Sports venues as we await more competitive drama on the medals table.
