The National Sports Festival held in Lagos tagged Eko 2012....a vital tool for identifying talents for the next Olympic Games.

1. National
Sports
Festival:
Eko 2012

2. The National Sports Festival (NSF) was conceived as a
socio-psychological initiative to rebuild the psyche of the
Nigerian Nation which was traumatized by civil war in the
late 1960s.
The Sports Festival actually started in 1973 and has been
running till date. Except in 1983, 1987, 1993 and 1995, the
festival has been religiously held biennially as a multi-
sports festival. The National Sports Festival has become a
veritable instrument for National Unity, cohesion, peace,
mutual understanding, friendship, cross-cultural affiliation
as well as other positive values.
So far, 17 editions of the NSF have come and gone, the last
one hosted by Rivers State, and each contributing to the
promotion of the spirit of the Games toward National
Development.

3. The 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012”
started on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 and ended
Sunday, December 9, 2012 in Lagos State.
NSF:
Objectives of the NSF:
The promotion of mass participation in sports from
the grassroots level throughout the country.
The promotion of keen and healthy competition
amongst the competitors under an atmosphere of
sportsmanship and friendly interaction with a view
to enhancing and strengthening national unity.
Identification of talents for further development.
The provision of opportunities for hosting states to
acquire and upgrade sports facilities.
The promotion of socio-cultural integration thereby
enhancing national unity.

4. 18th NSF, Lagos - EKO 2012
Statistics / Facts
The following Sports were featured:
ATHLETICS KICKBOXING
BADMINTON SCRABBLE
BASKETBALL SQUASH
BOXING SWIMMING 3 Special Sports:
CHESS TABLE TENNIS Para-Athletics
CRICKET TAEKWONDO Para-Powerlifting
CYCLING TENNIS Para-Table Tennis
FOOTBALL TRADO-SPORTS
GYMNASTICS VOLLEYBALL
HANDBALL WEIGHTLIFTING
HOCKEY WRESTLING
JUDO

5. 18th NSF, Lagos - EKO 2012
Statistics / Facts
A total of 9,502 Athletes participated in the festival with
1,392 Coaches
68% (6,427) of Athletes were Male, 32% Female
A total of 1,424 medals were won
The three Sports with the most events are Special
Sports (52), Athletics (45), Kickboxing (34)
Total Gold medal won 423, Silver (422), Bronze (579)
Civil Servants and Students accounted for over 60% of
participants
Athletics (893), Special Sports (861), Trado-Sports
(740), Football (486) and Kickboxing (482) had the
highest number of athletes
Lagos had the highest number of Athletes (742), Rivers
(689), Delta (652), Ogun (542) and Edo (484)

6. 18th NSF, Lagos - EKO 2012
Statistics / Facts
Delta state won the highest Medals (288), with 114
Gold, 99 Silver and 75 Bronze medals
Rivers state was 2nd with 217 Medals while Lagos states
emerged 3rd with 182 medals
At least 3 of 7 Delta Athletes won a medal. Less than 3
of 10 Rivers state Athletes won a medal, while less than
2 of 13 Lagos state Athletes won a medal
Ebonyi had the least number of Athletes, 70, Jigawa
(72), Kebbi (80), Sokoto (89), Nasarawa (100)
Data for Age range, though available but were
inconsistent

7. Sports & Focus State
According to the law of competitive advantage;
Countries (as well as Individuals) are advised to stick
to their area of competitive advantage, areas where
they can achieve excellent results with minimal effort.
Similarly, some States have been known for specific
sports; as a result they excel effortlessly. These
Sports can be identified and invested in with the aim
of achieving greater results at the World stage –
Olympics!
The next slides profiles each game and the respective
States that won medals; this simply help identify
States where such sports are practiced and results
achieved with less efforts.

8. State:
Sports & Focus State: Athletics
Sport Event State
Athletics 1,500M Abia, Plateau, Cross River, Lagos, Rivers
10,000M Bauchi, Lagos, Delta
100M Cross River, Edo, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, Delta
100M Hurdles Rivers, Cross River
20km Walk Race Delta, Imo, Rivers, Ogun
3,000M Steeple
Jigawa, Cross River
Chase
400M Edo, Rivers, Ekiti, Ogun, Rivers
400M Hurdles FCT, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Imo
5,000M Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Lagos, Delta

9. State:
Sports & Focus State: Athletics
No. Sport Event State
Discuss Ondo, Rivers, Delta
Hammer Rivers, Delta, Ondo
Heptathlon Rivers, Lagos, Delta
High Jump Rivers, Delta,
Javelin Anambra, Benue, Delta, Enugu, Benue
Long Jump Rivers, Lagos, Delta
Marathon Cross River, Bayelsa, Abia, Nasarawa
Shot Put Akwa Ibom, Delta, Abia, Rivers
Triple Jump Enugu, Delta, Rivers, Ekiti

10. State:
Sports & Focus State: Badminton
No. Sport Event State
Edo, Kwara, Lagos, Rivers, Delta, FCT,
Badminton Doubles
Taraba
Mixed Doubles Delta, Rivers
Singles Delta, Kwara, Oyo, Rivers, Rivers, FCT
Basketball
No. Sport Event State
Female FCT, Lagos, Rivers
Male Plateau, Rivers, Oyo

11. State:
Sports & Focus State: Boxing
Sport Event State
Boxing +81kg Bayelsa, Delta, Ogun, Ondo
+91kg Benue, Ogun, Lagos, Delta
48kg Borno, Cross River, Ogun, Edo
49kg Edo, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun
51kg Delta, Ogun, Lagos, Edo
52kg Ondo, Bauchi, Enugu
54kg Abia, Imo, Lagos, Ogun
56kg Benue, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo
57kg Ekiti, Enugu, Ondo, Ogun

12. State:
Sports & Focus State: Boxing
Sport Event State
Borno, Cross River, Kwara, Ondo, Lagos
Boxing 60kg
Ogun, Abia
Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Rivers, Lagos, Benue,
64kg
Kogi
69kg Bayelsa, Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, Delta, Niger
Cross River, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Akwa Ibom,
75kg
Ogun, Borno, Kogi
Benue, Delta, Lagos, Osun, Ogun, Rivers,
81kg
Bayelsa, Oyo
91kg Abia, Delta, Lagos, Kogi

13. State:
Sports & Focus State: Chess
Sport Event State
Chess Blitz Event Ondo, Oyo, Cross River, Delta
Benue, Cross River, Delta, Lagos, Bayelsa,
Board 1
Akwa Ibom
Board 2 Delta, Kebbi, Akwa Ibom, Ogun, Anambra
Edo, Osun, Delta, Ondo, Adamawa,
Board 3
Plateau
Board 4 Delta, Ogun, Delta, Oyo, Cross River, FCT
Board 5 Imo, Osun, Oyo, Lagos, Rivers
Board 6 Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Akwa Ibom

14. State:
Sports & Focus State: Cricket
No. Sport Event State
20 Ovals Rivers, Lagos, Anambra
40 Ovals Rivers, Ogun, Delta
Cycling
No. Sport Event State
30km TTT Borno, Plateau, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers
50km 2 MTT Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta
50km TTT Plateau, Rivers, Delta
74KM TTT Ogun, Rivers, Akwa Ibom

15. State:
Sports & Focus State: Gymnastic
Sport Event State
Beam Lagos, Edo
Floor Exercise Lagos, Ekiti, FCT, Edo
Individual FCT, Ekiti, Lagos, Edo
Parallel Bar Rivers, Delta, FCT
Pommel Horse Edo, Ekiti, Delta, Ondo
Team FCT, Ekiti, Lagos, Edo
Vault Edo, FCT, Lagos, Ekiti, Delta

16. State:
Sports & Focus State: Handball
No. Sport Event State
Female Ondo, Rivers, Lagos
Male Ondo, Lagos, Borno
Hockey
No. Sport Event State
Female Lagos, Delta, Rivers
Male Delta, Lagos, Nasarawa

17. State:
Sports & Focus State: Scrabble
Sport Event State
Doubles Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Ogun
Doubles Intermediate Delta, FCT, Ondo
Doubles Masters Lagos, Edo, Delta
Doubles Open Cross River, Delta, Lagos
Team Ogun, Delta, Akwa Ibom
Team Intermediate Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River
Team Masters Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta
Team Open Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Delta

18. State:
Sports & Focus State: Squash
No. Sport Event State
Delta, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, Lagos, Edo,
Single
Rivers
Table Tennis
No. Sport Event State
Doubles Lagos, Delta, Ogun
Mixed Delta, Lagos
Singles Lagos

19. State:
Sports & Focus State: Swimming
Sport Event State
1,500M freestyle Delta, Ondo
100M backstroke Delta, Edo
100M breaststroke Cross River, Rivers, Delta
100M butterfly River, Delta, Lagos, Ondo
100M freestyle Delta, Lagos
200M backstroke Akwa Ibom, Delta, Edo
200M breaststroke Cross River, Ondo, Delta, Rivers, Ogun
200M FREESTYLE Ondo, Delta

20. State:
Sports & Focus State: Swimming
Sport Event State
200M ind. medley Delta, Lagos
4 x100M freestyle R Ondo, Rivers, Delta, Lagos
4 x 100M med. relay Rivers, Delta, Lagos
4 X 200M freestyle R Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos
400M freestyle Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Delta
400M ind. Medley Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Delta, Edo
50M breaststroke Cross River, Rivers, Ondo, Rivers, Ogun
Delta, Ondo, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa,
50M butterfly
Rivers
50M freestyle Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos
800M freestyle Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Delta

21. State:
Sports & Focus State: Taekwondo
Sport Event State
BANTAM Benue, Cross River, Imo, Lagos, Kano, Rivers
FEATHER Kaduna, Ogun, Ondo, Yobe, Kano, Rivers, Enugu, Osun
FIN Kano, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Nasarawa, Niger, Borno, Edo
FLY Delta, Enugu, Oyo, Rivers, Bauchi, Kano, Edo
HEAVY Akwa Ibom, Edo, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Lagos, Delta
INDIVIDUAL Ogun, Lagos, Rivers, Bauchi, FCT
LIGHT Delta, Imo, Kano, Bayelsa, FCT, Edo
MIDDLE Benue, Cross River, Lagos, Oyo, Delta, Rivers, Edo
TEAM Rivers, Edo, Delta
WELTER Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Edo, Delta

22. State:
Sports & Focus State: Tennis
Sport Event State
Doubles (Female) Delta, Imo, Rivers
Doubles (Male) Benue, Delta, Akwa Ibom
Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Cross River, Rivers, Delta, Imo
Singles (Female) Niger, Ogun, Rivers
Singles (Male) Akwa Ibom, Benue, Delta
Volleyball
Female Lagos, Rivers, Delta
Male Rivers, Lagos, Ondo

23. Sports & Focus State - Summary
The identification of States where indigenes
excel in specific Sports would assist the
respective Sports Federations or Associations
identify talents that can be developed for
international programmes.
Also, this would help the Government and
other agencies identify Sports infrastructures
that can be put in place to assist Athletes
practice better and get them ready for future
competitions.

24. Geo-
Performance By Geo-political
South East
State Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Athlete Medal to Team
Imo 7 14 18 39 325 0.12
Ebonyi 3 2 3 8 70 0.11
Abia 1 6 13 20 226 0.09
Enugu 1 5 8 14 180 0.08
Anambra 0 3 2 5 235 0.02
North East
Bauchi 3 3 7 13 200 0.07
Borno 1 3 5 9 219 0.04
Adamawa 0 1 3 4 311 0.01
Yobe 0 1 4 5 110 0.05
Taraba 0 2 1 3 129 0.02
Gombe 0 1 2 3 253 0.01
South West
Lagos 64 47 71 182 742 0.25
Ondo 18 12 28 58 336 0.17
Ogun 15 22 31 68 542 0.13
Oyo 12 13 17 42 290 0.14
Ekiti 5 1 9 15 123 0.12
Osun 2 1 4 7 233 0.03

25. Performance By Geo-political
Geo-
North West
Kano 7 4 12 23 159 0.14
Jigawa 3 0 6 9 72 0.13
Kaduna 2 2 7 11 285 0.04
Kebbi 1 0 1 2 80 0.03
Sokoto 0 0 4 4 89 0.04
Zamfara 0 2 0 2 141 0.01
Katsina 0 0 3 3 115 0.03
North Central
FCT Abuja 7 12 10 29 165 0.18
Plateau 6 9 18 33 281 0.12
Niger 4 2 5 11 185 0.06
Benue 3 5 21 29 339 0.09
Nasarawa 3 3 1 7 100 0.07
Kogi 1 2 3 6 153 0.04
Kwara 1 2 9 12 145 0.08
South South
Delta 114 99 75 288 652 0.44
Rivers 76 71 70 217 669 0.32
Edo 25 23 44 92 484 0.19
Bayelsa 19 17 22 58 292 0.20
Cross River 12 14 23 49 263 0.19
Akwa Ibom 7 18 19 44 309 0.14

26. Top 10 States (Return on Investment)
State Gold Silver Bronze Total Total Athlete Medal to Team Zone
Delta 114 99 75 288 652 0.44 SS
Rivers 76 71 70 217 669 0.32 SS
Lagos 64 47 71 182 742 0.25 SW
Bayelsa 19 17 22 58 292 0.20 SS
Edo 25 23 44 92 484 0.19 SS
Cross River 12 14 23 49 263 0.19 SS
FCT Abuja 7 12 10 29 165 0.18 NC
Ondo 18 12 28 58 336 0.17 SW
Oyo 12 13 17 42 290 0.14 SW
Kano 7 4 12 23 159 0.14 NW
The medals table have the following as top 10; Delta,
Rivers, Lagos, Edo, Ogun, Bayelsa, Ondo, Cross-River,
Akwa-Ibom and Oyo. However, in terms of Return on
investment (Medals to Athletes ratio); States like Ogun
and Akwa-Ibom lost out in the race.

27. The Medals table shows the 6 South South States
among the Top 10 States, while 4 of the South West
States accounted for the remaining.
The best placed South East States is Imo while
Plateau emerged the best in the North Central.
In order to maximize the results of this Festival; each
Athlete from States with competitive advantage in
respective Sports should be actively engaged with
quality training programmes focusing on up-coming
Africa and other International competitions with the
aim of Team Nigeria presenting the best in the 2016
Olympic games.
These are potential Olympic
materials if well harnessed!

28. State Gold
Medals Table
Silver Bronze Total
Delta 114 99 75 288
Rivers 76 71 70 217
Lagos 64 47 71 182
Edo 25 23 44 92
Ogun 15 22 31 68
Bayelsa 19 17 22 58
Ondo 18 12 28 58
Cross River 12 14 23 49
Akwa Ibom 7 18 19 44
Oyo 12 13 17 42
Imo 7 14 18 39
Plateau 6 9 18 33
Benue 3 5 21 29
FCT Abuja 7 12 10 29
Kano 7 4 12 23
Abia 1 6 13 20
Ekiti 5 1 9 15
Enugu 1 5 8 14
Bauchi 3 3 7 13
Kwara 1 2 9 12
Kaduna 2 2 7 11
Niger 4 2 5 11
Borno 1 3 5 9
Jigawa 3 0 6 9
Ebonyi 3 2 3 8
Nasarawa 3 3 1 7
Osun 2 1 4 7
Kogi 1 2 3 6
Anambra 0 3 2 5
Yobe 0 1 4 5
Sokoto 0 0 4 4
Adamawa 0 1 3 4
Gombe 0 1 2 3
Katsina 0 0 3 3
Taraba 0 2 1 3
Kebbi 1 0 1 2
Zamfara 0 2 0 2
423 422 579 1424

29. source:
Data source:
- http://www.nigeriasportsfestival.org/eko2012/
- http://www.eko2012ng.com/
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