By Yusuf A. Yusuf
Team Kano begins the month of September tyrannized over the wave of their impressive performance at the National Youth Games. With a remarkable haul of medals, the team has set the stage to wins three gold medal on Monday and another three gold on Tuesday.
In Gymnastics Team Kano Athletes Sani Kamalu under the watch of his coach David won two gold medal in power tumbling with 9.50 point and also won the second gold medal in Double Mini Trampoline (DMT) with 10.70 point respectively.
Sani become the first Kano athletes at the 9th edition National Youth games to won two gold medal at once to increase the Kano medals tally.
“I’m proud of Kano State’s gymnasts for winning two gold medals at the this year National Youth Games”, he said.
On his part the gymnastics Coach Egbunu David Amkpita said with the team’s current outstanding performance has earned them recognition, and they’re poised to keep delivering great results.
This show that gymnastics is moving one steps ahead as last year they won only one gold medal on power tumbling.
In another development Kano Athletes Ibrahim Lawan won another Gold Medals in kokawa.
As far today Kano athletes won twelve medals that include 6 golds, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
Sox Gold
Ibrahim Khalil Sarki (Taekwondo)
Atika Ahmad (Taekwondo)
Kano Rugby Team
Kamalu Sani 1st Gold (Gymnastics)
Kamalu Sani 2nd Gold (Gymnastics)
Ibrahim Lawan (Kokawa)
Two silver
Abubakar Sadauki (Fives)
Abdussamad Ibrahim (Taekwondo)
Three bronzes
FIVES male double Abubakar Sadauki and Usman Lawan won Bronze
FIVES female double Fatima Abdullahi and Farida Abdussalam won Bronze
In Taekwondo Kabiru Muhammad won Bronze.
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