Kogi Athletes at the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba have won a bronze medal in Judo and 4 Bronze Medal in Table Tennis.
An 11-year- old Marvelous Duru of Kogi State is the major talking point as she has won a bronze medal for Kogi State in the 32kg girls category of the Judo event.
She defeated Judokas from Bauchi, Plateau and Ogun state, but lost to Bayelsa in the 2nd round.
In the judo competition the both sides of the girls battled with a great performance, but kogi won with a good performance at the end of the battle.
Coach Suleiman Musa of Judo athletes in Kogi State noted that the State Athletes would continue to do its best in the competition and promise to win medals back home, especially gold.
Team Kogi also won 4 bronze medals in the Table Tennis event.
Ize sezuo lost her semi-finals match against Aishat of Lagos State 3-0, which settles her winning Bronze medal in the girls single category
Medals won by kogi in Tennis are Bronze Boys Doubles, Bronze - Mixed Doubles Bronze - Girls Singles, Bronze - Boys Singles.
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