Athletes from the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, won no fewer than 16 medals at the just-concluded Nigeria Polytechnics Games (NIPOGA) held at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
Seven students of the institution won gold medals in Taekwando. While Mohamed Roqeebat, Rasheed Barakat and Badmus Haolat won gold medal as a group, they also joined Ogundeji Olaniran to win individual gold medals in the same event of Taekwando.
In other events, representatives of the polytechnic also got five silver medals and six gold medals.
In the 100 metres track events, Babatunde Ayobami clinched a silver medal for the school.
Also, Adekola Olaitan won three silver medals in 400 metres, 800 metres and 1,500 metres events.
Ashafa Mustafa also won two silver medals in the 1,500 metres and 5,000 metres in the male category.
The other activity students of the institution participated in, apart from the race and Tekwando, was Judo, in which they also came home with two bronze medals.
While welcoming the participants to the institution, the Acting Rector, Dr. Woye Olaniran, who commended the skills of the athletes, reiterated his commitments to uplift the standard of the institution in all ramifications.
According to him, the Institution will continue to grow in academics, vocational and enterprenureship trainings, sports, infrastructural development and moral rehabilitation of the students.
He noted that students of the institution always excelled in any competition they participate in.
He, however, charged the participants not to relent in their bid to succeed in their academic and vocational pursuits in the polytechnic.
