Delta state governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday promised the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Edo state from April 2, 2021, that every gold medal won by the team at the festival would attract N1 million reward to the athlete.
According to him, the reward would be a repeat of what the athletes received for medals won at the 19th edition of the festival held in Abuja.
After gold, each silver medal won attracted N500, 000 to the athlete while winners of bronze medals received N250, 000 for each medal.
Okowa made the announcement at a pre-departure prayer session for the contingent at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba.
He said: “In the last several months, you have gone through trying times that will bring discouragement but at last, we give God the glory because the 20th National Sports Festival will begin today.
“The Covid-19 pandemic has affected all plans, including the economy of the nation and even sports have been badly affected, but we thank God that the National Sports Festival is finally taking off.
“The ability to win starts from the inside and you must be passionate about it and you must dream it for it to become a reality.”
Earlier, the chairman of the Delta state Sports Commission, Chief Tonobok Okowa, had said the Team Delta was ready and fully prepared for the Games.
