National Youth Games: Kwara, Anambra win first gold medals in Karate

Date: 2017-09-13

Host Team, Kwara and Anambra have clinched their first gold medals at the ongoing 3rd National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin in the Karate event.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kwara's gold medal came through national Karate bronze medallist, Bashir Abdulazeez.

Abdulazeez defeated Delta representative, Omotayo Agbolade by Sensu after both tied 5-5 in the -55kg male event.

Ikobong Uko of Akwa Ibom and Abdulraman Mohammed of Bauchi both won bronze medals respectively.

NAN reports that Abdulazeez had won gold medal at the 2nd edition of the Games in Ilorin in 2016. The athlete was part of the team that made the country proud at the UFAK Zone 3 Karate Championship in Cotonou, Benin Republic recently.

Anambra's gold medal came through Peter Emmanuel, who won Kelvin David of Plateau in the -50kg male category.

The Coach of Team Anambra, Godwin Okoro, said the victory was a welcome development and a vindication of his efforts at discovering future athletes.

Okoro, who congratulated his athletes for their impressive showing and making the state proud, noted that he had targeted more medals from the event.

It will be recalled that Okoro had faulted the decisions of the officials in the fight involving his female athletes, Blessing Nnadozie and Amarachi Nwafor on Monday.

He had also threatened to stop his team from featuring in future Games if the unfair treatment continued.

In other games, Anambra has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cricket competition in the female category.

This was after it beat Plateau girls with 54 runs in 5.4 overs with the loss of eight wickets against their opponents' 51 runs in 10 overs with two wickets.

Edo also qualified for the last four after beating Kaduna girls' 81 runs and loss of three wickets in 10 overs against their opponents 55 runs and loss of nine wickets also in 10 overs.

Anambra will play with Akwa Ibom, while Edo will play with Oyo in the semi-finals of the cricket competition.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

AGILE Programme     Olaoye B. Felix     Abdulazeez Arowona     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Simon Sayomi     Moro     Bola Ahmed Tinubu     Aminat Omodara     KWIRS     Babatunde Ajeigbe     National Broadcasting Commission     Pakata     COEASU     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Sardauna     Kayode Laro     Segun Ogunsola     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     KWACOBPA     Col. Taiwo     Okanlawon Musa     Akanji     Agboola Babatunde     Moremi High School     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Isiaka Oniwa     Ghali Alaaya     Yaman     Lanwa     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Fatai Olodo     Principal Private Secretary     Ijakadi     Pakata Development Association     Gbenga Olawepo     Kwasu     Florence Saraki     Akeem Olatunji     George Funsho Adebayo     Christopher Ayeni     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Wahab Issa     Quareeb     Iqra Books     Ilorin Like-Minds     KWASAA     Saka Keji     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Tosho Yaqub     Laboratory-to-Product     Ibrahim Oniye     Oke-Oyi     TESCOM 2025     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Amos Bajeh     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Musa Yeketi     Hassan Saliu     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Taofeeq Olateju     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Kayode Issa     Noah Yusuf     Clara Nwachukwu     Kwarareports.com     Kale Ayo     Yoruba    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Donatus Ejidike     Kabir Shagaya     Shonga     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Wale Oladepo     Umaru Saro     Kuliyan Geri     Oloriegbe     Quranic Recitation Competition     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Ojuekun     Ajia-Bako     Tsaragi     Valsolar     Kayode Bankole     Apaola     Alliance For Democracy     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Boko Haram     Police Commissioner     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Olabimpe Olani     Saka Balikis Kehinde     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Yemi Sanni     Owu Fall     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Plat Technologies     Bamidele Adegoke     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Atunwa     Aliyu Sabi     Olupako     Bayo Lawal     Alabere     Joseph Daudu     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Afonja Descendants Union     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Al-Hikmah Radio     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Ali Ahmad     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Tope Daramola     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Kwarareports.com     PPS     Henry Makinwa     Sidikat Akaje     Tunde Saad     Taiwo Joseph     Kwara Restoration Project     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Adamu Atta     Salaudeen Oyewale     Kwara Metro Park     Aminat Ahmed     Ariyo     Dankaka     Sheriff Shagaya     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Sango-UITH Road     IF-K     Apado     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Femi Gbajabiamila     Azeez Salawu     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro