Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), has emerged overall champion of the 2026 Abia State Tertiary Education Sports Fiesta (ABTESF), winning 136 medals in the competition involving 18 tertiary institutions.

MOUAU secured 47 gold, 47 silver and 42 bronze medals to finish top of the medals table at the second edition of the competition, which featured 24 sporting events.

Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, Aba, finished second with 98 medals (47 gold, 31 silver and 20 bronze), while Abia State University, Uturu, came third with 87 medals.

Gregory University, Uturu, occupied the fourth position with 68 medals (37 gold, 15 silver and 16 bronze).

The competition ended on Friday with a closing ceremony at the...