By Joel Ajayi
As the 2024 National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games, enters its final stretch, Team FCT has made a remarkable showing, securing a total of 27 medals so far. These include 10 Gold, 6 Silver, and 11 Bronze medals.
Team FCT has demonstrated strong zeal and determination, striving to make a lasting mark in the history of the National Sports Festival, currently taking place in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The breakdown of medals by sport is as follows:
Gold Medals (10):
Karate – 5
Ayoo – 2
Golf – 2
Scrabble – 1
Silver Medals (6):
Golf – 3
Karate – 1
Weightlifting – 1
Wushu Kung Fu – 1
Bronze Medals (11):
Weightlifting – 2
Taekwondo – 2
Powerlifting – 2
Wushu Kung Fu – 1
Athletics – 1
Scrabble – 1
Badminton – 1
Karate – 2
The team’s consistent performance has made FCT a formidable contender at the festival, with athletes clinching medals on nearly every day of competition.
With less than five days to the festival’s closing ceremony, Team FCT remains optimistic about surpassing its previous medal record and finishing strong in this 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival.
