Winners have emerged in the MTN CHAMPS Season 2 held in Calabar, Cross River State, for the Grand Final.
Winners Of MTN CHAMPS Season 2
In the Cadet (Under-14) category, Baptist Vocational obliterated the entire field with a total of 64 points to emerge victorious in the Boys’ division. Although they didn’t produce any GOLD medallist, the number of entrants they had in each final was enough for them to pick up many points. Abua Government and Lutheran High placed second and third with 16 points and 12 points respectively.
In the Girls’ division, Baptist Vocational completed the Cadet category sweep by winning the title in 38 points, with Praise Ugwushita and Chinomso Ifeanyi snatching GOLD in the 400 meters and High Jump respectively. Delta Secondary School and Government Girls A tied for second place with 25 points.
In the Youth (Under-17) category, MVP Michael Anichie played a monumental role in seeing his team distance themselves from the pack as he contributed 20 points from his 200 meters and 400 meters victories to a staggering 67 points total for the team. Delta Secondary School placed second in 27 points, narrowly edging out Dr. Bariere Thomas who came third in 26 points.
On the Girls’ side, Abua Government prevented another sweep from Baptist Vocational as the Discus Champion, Mercy Eghuan led her team to claim the top spot with 41 points. Baptist Vocational ranked second with 31 points while Aunty Iso International was third in 26 points.
For the Junior (Under-20) Category, it was a 1-2 Finish for Team MVP as Team A dominated with a total of 205 points, courtesy of the exceptional performances exhibited by Tejiri Godwin, Caleb John, Success Okeleke, Gafar Badmus and Miracle Ezechukwu amongst others, while Team MVP B got 141 points to place second. Team Cross River was a distant third in 74 points.
HIT took the Senior Title with 58 points over Obiano’s 57-point total. Arena Academy finished third with 53 points.