EKO 2012: Delta State leads on the medal table as festival draws to a close

With less than 24 hours to the end of the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012, Delta State is toping the medal table.

For 12 days, over 11,000 athletes converged in Lagos for the multi-sports championship with teams competing for medals in 25 Olympics sports.

As at this morning, Delta had amassed 99 gold, 85 silver and 57 bronze medals. With most of the medals coming from swimming, the team is still hoping to mop more medals at the final day of the competition.

Defending champion, Rivers has won 65 gold, 54 silver and 58 bronze medals, while the host – Lagos has 36 gold, 38 silver and 50 bronze medals to be among the top three teams in the championship. Edo is fourth with 20 gold, 13 silver and 32 bronze medals.

One significant development in this year’s competition is that every state has registered a presence on the medal table with the last two teams – Katsina and Sokoto having three bronze medals each.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) plans a musical concert as part of the closing ceremonies of the sports fiesta.