Tag: Taekwondo
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Asaba 2022: States poaching athletes are not helping sports development – NTF President, Saidu Abubakar
The President of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Saidu Abubakar has advised states poaching athletes for the purpose of National Sports Festival (NSF) to stop, saying it does not help sports development in the country, TheNewsguru.com can authoritatively report.
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Asaba 2022: Athlete slumps, dislocate wrist, ruled out of event
A taekwondo athlete, Daniel Otunoye, representing team Zamfara has been ruled out of the National Sports Festival presently holding in Asaba the Delta state capital after he slumped few minute before his fight with his Bayelsa opponent.
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2020 Olympics: Taekwondo boss applauds Anyanacho for securing place
Stella Ebikefe, the Chairperson of Nigeria Police Taekwondo (NPT) has expressed delight with Elizabeth Anyanacho for becoming the second ever female Nigerian to secure a place in Taekwondo at the Olympics. Ebikefe made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. The first ever female Nigerian to…
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Nigeria Taekwondo sets for Olympic qualifiers in Morocco
The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) on Tuesday confirmed its participation in the forthcoming African Olympic Qualifications Tournament billed for Rabat, Morocco from Feb. 20 to Feb. 23. A board member of NTF, Chika Chukwumerije, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, that the athletes would feature in the eight Olympic weight…