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Soccer News of Sunday, 11 April 2021

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BBNaija 2019 star Edwards lead Team Rivers’ High Jump Squad

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Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) star Mike Edwards will today lead Team Rivers State high jump squad contest for medals at the ongoing National Sports Festival tagged Edo 2020 Games holding Benin, Edo State’s capital.

The Pepper Dem ex-housemate will all be out battling other strong contenders in the men’s high in his quest to defend the title he won at the 2018 edition of the Games hosted in Abuja

Recall that Edwards represented Delta State in Abuja but due to the reduction in numbers of athletes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to make Team Delta contingent, hence his decision to compete for Rivers State.

Meanwhile, Stella Kingsley Peters of Team Rivers won three gold medals in the women 49kg weightlifting event yesterday.

Stella snatched 74kg, Clean and Jerked 105kg record in (49KG) to pick the three available gold in the event. Stella finished fourth in the same event at the 2018 National Sports Festival in Abuja.

An elated Stella thanked her coach for the support and God for the victory.

“At the beginning, it was not easy, I had to work very hard for it with the support of my coach Ojadi and Uche. They keep advising and encouraging me, I also thank God for giving me the victory, may His name be praised.

The Rivers State athlete who won three silvers at 2019 All African Games in Morocco would now shift her focus to the African Championships in Antananarivo, Madagascar for Olympic qualification.