Nigeria, May 30 -- The sprawling MKO Abiola Sports Complex in Abeokuta erupted in celebration on Thursday evening as the 22nd edition of Nigeria's National Sports Festival, dubbed the Gateway Games 2024, reached its spectacular conclusion.

The two-week sporting extravaganza, which brought together over 11,000 athletes from across Nigeria's 36 states, the Federal Capital Territory, and Invited Junior Athletes (IJA), culminated in a closing ceremony that perfectly blended sporting excellence with cultural beauty

Records were set from the race track to the swimming pools, and new superstars were thrown up.

At the end of the competition across more than 32 events, Delta State reaffirmed its status as Nigeria's undisputed sporting powerhous...