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.

Yakub Ali-Agan     Hajj     Apado     NULGE     Kwara State University Of Education     Muhammad Akande Olarewaju Odunade     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Sunday Fagbemi     Olaiya Zuberu     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Roseline Oni Aremu     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Bukola Saraki     HICA     NIPOGA     Saraki     Saadu Yusuf     Sarkin Malamai     Ibrahim Jawondo     Opobiyi     Yunus Oniboki     Waheed Ibrahim     Olaosebikan     Kayode Laro     Irepodun     Mahee Abdulkadir     Olatunji Ayeni     Adedeji Onimago     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Oni Adebayo     Kwara North     Tope Daramola     Erin-ile     International Vocational Centre     Kawu     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Mary Arinde     Idowu Aremu     March 18     Afetu Of Alabe     Buhari     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Baba Idris     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Galadima     Kwara State Polytechnic     SARS     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Abubakar B.M     Oke-Odo     Mazars Consulting     A.E. Afolabi     Buari Edun     Democracy Day     Kunle Okeowo     Isiaka Yusuf     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Ijagbo Health Centre     Moro     Yekini Adio     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Solomon Edojah     Wahab Egbewole     Bello Bature     Jebba     Saliu Tunde Bello     Taofik Mustapha     QuickWin     Olosi Of Osi     SGBN     Ayedun     Benin Republic     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Wahab Femi Agbaje     Yahya Mohammed     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Coronavirus     Mogaji Aare     08001000100     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Osuwa     SSA Youth Engagement     Olugbense     Aliyu Adebayo     Mumeen Lah     Council Of The Wise     Yetunde Balogun     Tanke     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Afonja Descendants Union     Saliu Ajia     Owo Arugbo     Shettima     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Kwara Polytechnic     Abdulazeez Uthman     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Idris Garuba     Monsurat Omotosho     Olabode Towoju     Adijat Adebiyi     IsDB     Mahfouz Adedimeji     V.O. Abioye     Dagbalodo     Gbemisola Saraki     Oyawoye     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     JMK Construction Company Limited     Saka Balikis Kehinde     LAK Jimoh     Tunde Kazeem     Amuda Bembe     Goodluck Jonathan     Ado Bayero     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Oko-Erin     Www.Kwarareports.com     Toyin Saraki     Raimi Iyanda     Balogun Gambari     Abikan     Sabi     Laboratory-to-Product     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Sodiya     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Olatunde Oyeyiola     NURTW     Gobir Organization Foundation     Rueben Parejo     Elewu     Sango-UITH Road     Bola Tinubu     Christopher Odetunde     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Ijakadi     2023 Elections     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Belgore     Ilofa     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Baakini     Sarah Alade     Pacify Labs     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     TESCOM     Ilorin Like-Minds