National Sports Festival: Eight months pregnant Idrees wins Taekwondo competition

An eight months pregnant Aminat Idrees has won a gold medal in taekwondo for Team Lagos at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo state.

In the Poomsae Taekwondo (demonstration) female team event, the Lagos athlete won silver and also an individual bronze medal in the same category, she also finished first in the mixed event.

In another event, Team Edo won the gold medal of the six-aside cricket while Kwara and Lagos to silver and bronze medals respectively.

Team Lagos also won a silver medal in the female team six-a-side cricket, while their male counterpart won a bronze medal.

Ukpereseraye Ese of Delta won her second gold of the festival in the women’s 100m cycling category.

Tombrapa Gripa and Joke Durogbade claimed the silver and bronze for Edo and Oyo States respectively.

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Delta leads with seven gold, three silver, and three bronze, while Bayelsa recorded five gold, four silver, and four bronze to place second on the medals table.

An inspiring outing by heavily pregnant Aminat Idrees who won a gold medal for Lagos at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo State.

Aminat Idrees who is 8 months pregnant won gold in the Mixed Poomsae category in Taekwondo pic.twitter.com/rr4fxJCfMs

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