Team Osun has continued with its brilliant run at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin, picking laurels in weightlifting and Ayo Olopon.<\/p>\n
Edin Emmanuel swept home three gold medals in the male weightlifting event in 70kg, 75kg and 81kg categories beating his colleagues from Kwara and Akwa Ibom.<\/p>\n
Also, Rafiu Akinpelu clinched the bronze medal in the male single event of Ayo Olopon, becoming the second bronze winner for Osun after Zainab Hammed in female weightlifting.<\/p>\n
Ogun -born Segun Kilani won the gold medal in Ayo Olopon while Lukman Yahaya won silver.<\/p>\n
In Karate, Osun athlete, Fausiya, lost to her colleague from Abia.<\/p>\n
Osun athletes will further compete in taekwondo, female Ayo Olopon as well as female weightlifting.<\/p>\n
Team Osun has continued with its brilliant run at the ongoing National Youth Games in Ilorin, picking laurels in weightlifting and Ayo Olopon. Edin Emmanuel swept home three gold medals…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":35673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[13904,14881,1328,14882],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Nigerian-Weightlifting.jpg?fit=400%2C270&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55854,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/winners-emerge-at-3rd-ayo-olopon-competition-by-lanre-laoshe-foundation\/","url_meta":{"origin":59952,"position":0},"title":"Winners Emerge At 3rd Ayo Olopon Competition By Lanre Laoshe Foundation","author":"Reporter","date":"August 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The 3rd season of Ayo Olopon games in Ogun state has come and gone, but history has been made as the two - time winner in the ancient game; Abiodun Oluwasegun has been dispossessed of the position, losing at the preliminary stage to a first-time participant in the Lanre Laoshe-sponsored\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/winner2.jpg?fit=1080%2C607&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/winner2.jpg?fit=1080%2C607&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/winner2.jpg?fit=1080%2C607&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/winner2.jpg?fit=1080%2C607&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/winner2.jpg?fit=1080%2C607&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":181592,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/ajegunle-olopon-community-in-osun-state-hail-oba-oyedunmade\/","url_meta":{"origin":59952,"position":1},"title":"Ajegunle Olopon Community In Osun State Hail Oba Oyedunmade","author":"Reporter","date":"March 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The entire community of Ajegunle Olopon in Osun State has been thrown into a joyous atmosphere as all Community\u2019s Chiefs, Religion Leaders, Women, Men and Youths have been experiencing a massive atmosphere as Oba - His Royal Majesty, Oba Oyedunmade Olubukola Akosile has been transforming the community since his Installation.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oba-Oyedunmade.jpg?fit=938%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oba-Oyedunmade.jpg?fit=938%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oba-Oyedunmade.jpg?fit=938%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Oba-Oyedunmade.jpg?fit=938%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":59860,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/ila-orangun-youth-movement-set-to-hold-1st-socio-political-summit\/","url_meta":{"origin":59952,"position":2},"title":"Ila Orangun Youth Movement Set To Hold 1st Socio-Political Summit","author":"Reporter","date":"September 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Ila Oragun Youth Movement, IYM, is set to converge for the first Socio-political summit in Osun state, as its token towards the society\u2019s political development and social advancement. 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