Team Bayelsa produced a brilliant performance in chess in the ongoing National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State tagged Asaba 2024 by outperforming twenty eight other states in the country.
Bayelsa chess team showed no mercy to opponents amassing a total of 5 gold, one silver and bronze the highest won by any sports closely followed by swimming which won four gold, silver and a bronze medal.
The delightful kids won gold in the boys blitz event from Goodness Ekunke, Treasure Ebiakpo also claimed gold in the girls blitz event while Treasure Ebiakpo settled for silver in the girls individual.
Bayefa Miebi recorded gold in the girls individual, Goodness Ekunke clinched gold in the boys individual event, the girls secured gold while the boys settled for a bronze, Bayefa Oyeinkeperemo also won a bronze medal to increase the medal tally.
