A total of 259 athletes and officials from Abia State will depart Umuahia on Tuesday for the 8th National Youth Games holding in Asaba, Delta State.
Abia will participate in 28 out of 36 approved sports for this years Under 15 National Youth Games, which will hold from 9th to 19th September.
Speaking to journalists over the weekend on the States plans, Abia State Director of Sports, Obioma George said that with the State competing in 28 out of 36 different sports and with the high level of preparation and equipping of athletes and officials, they will return from the National Youth Games in flying colours.
He said that there was wild celebration in the State following the sterling performance recorded in Paris 2024 Paralympics by two athletes of Abia State origin, Onyinyechi Mark and Esther Nworgu, who won gold and silver medals in powerlifting, respectively where Onyinyechi Mark also set a new world record of 150kg.
The Abia state director of Sports Obioma George promised that the State team for Asaba will produce better results than their 2023 outing.
