Athletes representing Oyo state on Saturday clinched 12th position at the third edition of the just concluded National Youth Games hosted by Kwara State in Ilorin.
Team Oyo won 3 gold, 2 silver and 10 bronze medals finishing below other South West states except Ekiti State which came 19th and Lagos State which was absent.
The Games which began on the 7th of September ended on Saturday 16th of September at the premises of the University of in Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State.
NAN reports that defending champions, Team Delta won the competition after gathering 22 gold, 16 silver and 23 bronze medals.
Team Akwa Ibom came second with 16 gold, 15 silver and 15 bronze medals, while Ondo State finished third with 12 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze medals.
Hosts Kwara which finished third last year dropped one place to fourth with 10 gold, 10 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Ogun gathered 7 gold, 6 silver and 14 bronze medals to place fifth, while Bayelsa were in sixth place with 7 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Benue has 7 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals in 7th place with Kaduna State in 8th position with 6 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze medals.
Osun won 6 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals to finish in ninth place.
Niger completed the list of top 10 states with 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals.
FCT garnered 4 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze medals to finish in 11th position, with Oyo State in 12th place with 3 gold, 2 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Plateau occupied the 13th position with 2 gold, 7 silver and 11 bronze medals, while Anambra finished 14th with 2 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Kano State ended the competition with 2 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals in 15th place, with Rivers in 16th position with 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Kogi won 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals to place 17th, while Imo finished in 18th place with 2 gold and 2 bronze medals.
Ekiti State won only 2 gold in 19th place to push Nasarawa State into 20th position after it gathered 1 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze medals.
