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.

Kwara State Football Association     Abdulmumini Jawondo     PharmAccess Foundation     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Laboratory-to-Product     IHS Towers     Saad Omo\'ya     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Oke-Kura     Ado Ibrahim     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Bolakale Kawu     Quarry Royal Valley     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Offa Metropolitan Club     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Ilorin.Info     Mogaji Aare     Toyin Sanusi     Baba Idris     Muhammadu Gobir     Folashade Omoniyi     Moji Makanjuola     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Shehu Adaramaja     Ahman Pategi University     Oni Adebayo     Sa\'adu Salahu     Ajayi Okasanmi     College Of Health     Aminu Ado Bayero     Labour Party     Mohammed Haruna     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Musbau A. Akanji     Tunde Kazeem     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Kwara State Governor     Adebara     Tosin Saraki     Yusuf Arowosaye     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Magaji Nda     Yekini Adio     Christopher Odetunde     Bond     Magaji Are     Shagari     Ayinke Saka     Javed Khan     Face Masks     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Vasolar     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Arca Santa     Oloyede     Amada Jidda     CCT     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     ASKOMP     GRA     Matthew Babaoye     John Olajide Adedipe     Femi Ogunsola     Olam Food Ingredients     Olaiya Zuberu     Lanre Badmas     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Idris Garuba     Old Oyo     Isiaka Gold     Logun     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Kwara Volleyball Association    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Babajide Ajayi     Ilota     Bursary     Ashiru     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Aro Yahaya     Bukola Saraki     Sai Kayi     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Yusuf A. Usman     Dan-Kazeem     Kawu     Olomu Of Omu-Aran     Binta Abubakar Mora     Ekiti     Olomu     Ayegbeni     Na\'Allah     Lateef Alagbonsi     Laboratory-to-Product     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Ganiyu Taofiq     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     All Peoples Party     Ijagbo Health Centre     Tosho Yaqub     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Pakata     Bello Bature     Funmilayo Zubair     Durosinlohun Atiku     UITH     National Pilot     Amule Elementary School     Bolaji Abdullahi     Ndakene     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Fatimoh Lawal     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Kayode Ibrahim     Irepodun     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Kayode Alabi     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Ajuloopin     Okedare     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Kale Kawu     Gbemi Saraki     Kwara Polytechnic     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Kwara     LAK Jimoh     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Saka Onimago     COVID     Ita-Nmo Market     Umar Gunu     Abubakar Lah     Ahmad Uthman     Ajakaye     Tunji Folami     Sunday Popo-Ola     Simeon Sayomi     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Saadu Alanamu     Saka Saadu     Bayo Onimago     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Shola Odetundun