Young talent emerges as JSS3 student wins silver in men’s swimming event

Fourteen-year-old Aidan Dumuje-Abili has won a silver medal in swimming at the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival.


The Junior Secondary School 3 student from Grange School, Lagos, finished second in the men’s backstroke with a time of 1:04.15. 


This marks Dumuje-Abili’s first senior-level medal. He previously claimed gold at the Dolphin Swimming League, National Youth Games, International School Sport Federation events, and the World School Games.

National Sports Festival: 14-year-old JSS3 Student wins Silver in Men?s swimming
National Sports Festival: 14-year-old JSS3 Student wins Silver in Men?s swimming


Team Ogun’s Kolade Otunla won gold with a time of 1:02.41, while Duke Enyekamime of Team Delta took bronze in 1:04.70.