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As of Tuesday evening, Team Lagos had overtaken Edo in the battle for the second spot. The latter had maintained the second position from Day 2 of the competition but dropped to third on Tuesday evening.

While Team Lagos had 16 gold, 12 silver, and 16 bronze medals, Edo had 15 gold, 7 silver, and 17 bronze as of Wednesday evening.

Last year, when Delta hosted the 7th edition of the Games, the state topped the medal table with 51 gold, 34 silver, and 11 bronze medals, with Team Lagos on second spot with 21 gold, 19 silver, and 21 bronze, and Edo third with 21 gold, 15 silver, and 17 bronze.

Bayelsa State, which finished fourth last year with 20 gold, 7 silver, and 16 bronze, was in the fifth spot on Wednesday behind Team Kwara with 10 gold, 7 silver, and 8 bronze on the table. Team Bayelsa had 9 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze. The situation might change today, as Bayelsa was expected to dominate the wrestling event, which just started Wednesday afternoon.

Director-General of Delta Sports Commission, Festus Ohwojero, declared yesterday that Team Delta would still win more gold medals before today’s closing ceremony. The state is eyeing medals in Thursday’s athletics event.

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