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.

Tayo Alao     Face Masks     Ajayi Okasanmi     Bisi Oyeleke     Danhawa     Siraj Oyewale     Abdulwaheed Musa     Chief Imam Of Offa     Maigida     Mahee Abdulkadir     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Olusola Saraki     Lanre Olosunde     Yaman     ASKOMP     SSUCOEN     George Funsho Adebayo     Baakini     Lukman Adeloyin     Olayinka Olaogun     Tafida Of Kaiama     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Saheed Alakoso     Halimah Perogi     Shola Odetundun     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Ilorin Emirate     IHS     Isau     Tsaragi-Share     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Memunat Monsuma     Sarkin Malamai     Sambo Murtala     Sheikh Alimi     Olayinka Are     Share-Tsaragi     CACOVID Palliatives     CCB     Sabitiyu Grillo     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     MATTA Girls Foundation     Elerinjare     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     11th Galadima     Convocation Ceremonies     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Mohammed Danjuma     Obuh     Kola Olota     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Rihanat Ajia     Olatunde Michaels     Jimba Babatunde     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Sobi FM     Barakat Community Secondary School     Kolade Solagberu     TVC Female National Debate     Esinrogunjo     Babs Iwarere     Saheed Popoola     Ojuekun     Nnazua     NTA Ilorin     Balikis Jawondo     Bayer AG     Vasolar Consultoria     Akanbi-Oke     Alanamu     Maimunat Oloriegbe     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Musa Alhassan Buge    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olusin Of Ijara Isin     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Yemi Sanni     Oni Adebayo     Col. Taiwo     Raheem Adaramaja     Amuda Aluko     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Taofik Abdulkareem     Folorunsho Erubu     Nigerian Army     Kwara Basketball Association     Wahab Abayawo     Rafiu Ibrahim     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Gurei     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Trader Moni     United Nigeria Congress Party     Abdulwahab Oba     Coronavirus     Ilorin East     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Abdulraheem Olesin     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Okala Baba     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Mahe Abdulkadir     Femtech     Adebara     Bukola Saraki     Omu-aran     Hajj     Taiwo Joseph     CCB     Wahab Agbaje     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Kamoru Kadiri     Marufat Oladosu     Assayomo     Aso-ofi     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Ahmed \'Lateef     IPSAS     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Haleeman Salman     Moses Adekanye     Sa\'adu Gambari     Adebayo Salami     Abubakar Aliagan     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Lateef Alagbonsi     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     Ojo Fadumila     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Issa Memunat Moyosore     EndSARS     Ileloke     Aminu Adisa Logun     Kwara 2023     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Gobir Organization Foundation     Owu Fall     Taofeeq Olateju     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Fatai Olodo     Atunwa     Kolade Solagberu     Vasolar     Oluranti Idowu     Okoolowo