| beginning on Saturday at the indoor sports hall of the Murtala Muhaamed Square.``We have 26 states actively involved in gymnastics in the country, but only 12 of them are here. ``I don't know what to do to the rest who fail to come,'' Olupono said.Delta, Edo, Ekiti, FCT, Kaduna, Lagos, Kano, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers and Osun states are taking part in the male competition while the Ogun, Edo, Ondo, Rivers, FCT and Lagos will jostle for honours in the female category. Olupono said Friday was set aside to allow the gymnasts acquaint themselveswith the facilities as they had not trained nor taken part in competitions in recent times. Moreover, Friday would also be used for registration of participants,he said.``We are allowing them to train today as most of them have not had access to gymnastics equipment in their various states,'' the technical chairman said. He said six medals were at stake in the men's category, while five were on offer in the female category. John Oyewuwo, Lagos gymnastics coach, told reporters that he was targeting three gold medals. ``We have trained hard and nothing will stop us from doing well,'' Oyewuwo said.
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