Taekwondo

University of Lagos’ Olusola Olowookere wins bronze at Africa Taekwondo championship

By Adebayo Olatunde With the curtain drawn at the 2022 Africa Taekwondo G-4 championship in Kigali Rwanda were 245 athletes from 21 countries competed for glory, for Olusola Olowookere it was the next step in what has been a crucial year for the young star year in the sport. Olusola, a final year student of…

Olympics Tokyo 2020 Qualifier Nigerian athlete first fight

In 2020, the 21-year-old became the first Nigerian female taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in 16 years. “It was a great joy because we achieved one part of the plan that was conceived five years ago,” she says.

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Nigerian duo of Elizabeth Anyanacho and Godwin Olofua Makes Olympic Debut in Tokyo

The duo of Nigerian University athletes Elizabeth Anyanacho (teakwondo) and Godwin Olofua (badminton) can now be referred to as Olympians as they both competed for the first time at the games in Tokyo. Godwin Olofua (Badminton):Olofua and partner Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon played Japanese duo of Wantanabe Yuta and Endo Hiroyuki in the men’s doubles event…

Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho Wins Beirut Taekwondo Open

Nigeria’s Olympic medal hopeful Elizabeth Anyanacho on Sunday 20th June 2021 won her first international championship in Beirut. Elizabeth defeated Denmark’s Andersen Jesmin 6 in the finals to win the gold medal in the female -67kg of the World Taekwondo G-2 Beirut Open. The 23 year old defeated Uzbekistan’s Alijonova Gulsanam 22 – 16 in…

Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho Wins Silver At The Africa Taekwondo Championship

Tokyo Bound Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTA) student-athlete, Elizabeth Anyanacho wins silver in her first African Taekwondo Championship in Dakar Senegal.

Tokyo Olympics-bound Anyanacho Set to compete at African Champs in Dakar

Tokyo 2020 qualifier Elizabeth Anyanacho has been confirmed to compete at the African Taekwondo Championships, which will be hosted in Dakar Senegal between 5 – 6 June 2021. The tournament with a World Taekwondo G-4 ranking will be the most important competitive event on the African continent before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kicks off in…