The Executive Director of the Edo State Sports Commission, Sabina Ekhaisomi Chikere, has reassured the athletes representing the state at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival in Ogun State(Gateway Games 2024) that a big welcome, spiced with ‘a huge gift’ awaits them when they return to the state at the end of the fiesta.
Reacting to the feeling of excitement in Team Edo camp on the state’s commendable outing in the game of cricket(male and female teams), she averred: “You can see already that we are very excited. Everybody is excited. We prepared for it and we got it. It’s not a shock. We saw it coming and we grabbed it.”
On Team Edo’s projection on the outcome of the remaining games she stated: “We’re going to get the gold (medals). We are ready. We have prepared. Edo State is always ready.”
She assured that the athletes who made the state proud at the fiesta are in for ‘a huge gift’ which the sports loving Governor Monday Okpebholo promised them on the eve of their departure for the games. A promise which she stressed he will surely keep to.
As at the last count Team Edo has about the highest number of medals(about 110) at the Gateway Games 2024 which comes to an end on Friday, May 30th, 2025.
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