Delta state were officially declared winners of the 21st National Sports Festival in Asaba, the state capital on Saturday.
The dominance continued for the South-South state, having won a seventh consecutive national sports festival on home soil with 648 medals.
Delta won 320 gold, 200 silver and 128 bronze medals to edge 35 other states and the Federal Capital Territory to stay atop the Nigerian apex sports fiesta.
Delta’s neighbours, Bayelsa, came second with 132 gold, 115 silver and 90 bronze medals, followed by another of their neighbours.
