The ministry of sports and youth development has awarded the hosting of the 7th national youth games to Delta state.
A statement by the ministry on Thursday said the choice of Delta was reached at a meeting of stakeholders in the state capital on Wednesday.
The youth games has since inception become a ground for discovering the talent that abound within the country.“Many of the discovered athletes have been nurtured to elite level by the ministry where several of them have been excelling at the international stage by posting podium performances for Nigeria,” the statement reads.
“It has also promoted national unity, curbed age cheating and youth restiveness as well as establish a standard programme for athletes’ succession.” The ministry also said that all the events for the games would hold at the Dennis Osadebay University in Asaba.
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