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Taekwondo: Harun, Osagie win Poomsae event at President Cup

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11 months ago

May 21, 2023

Usman Harun and Ruth Osagie has won the Poomsae event in the male and female categories of the ongoing National President Cup Open Championship. USA
The three-day event organized by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja saw 34 athletes compete in the event, out of the 192 entries for the competition.
A total of 20 athletes took part in the male event while 14 competed in the women’s category.

The event which saw participants move from preliminary stages to quarter finals, semi finals and then finals, earned Harun, from Oyo state, the gold medal with 19 points.

His closest rival was Salaudeen Abdulhafeez from Lagos with 18 points win the silver medal while the bronze medal was given to the duo of Eniola Aramide of Ondo and Stanley Osagie of Lagos, both with 16 points.

The women’s category, saw Osagie of Bayelsa win gold with 18 points while Kudirat Harun of Bayelsa as well claimed the silver medal with 17 points.

Harun’s sibling, Habibat, also representing Bayelsa won bronze medal alongside Beauty Ditu of Lagos, both with 16 points.
Now, three Harun siblings won medals in the event with the older sibling, Usman, saying his motivation was his sisters.

“I am proud with what we have achieved today, although I believe that we can do better.

“My biggest motivation is my sisters because I am their coach and I want them to see me as a role model, so I try to put my best in whatever am doing,” Harun said.
Speaking on the competition, the black belt holder, said it was challenging competing with other athletes.

“I think that the standard of the game is high. Competing against other tough athletes can be challenging but I thank God I won.

“I had also undergone a few training and courses recently before I came for the competition, maybe that help to put me ahead of my opponents,” he said.

On her part, Osagie, winner of the women’s event, was excited with her performance and hopeful of replicating same feat in future competitions.

The tournament ends on Sunday.

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Mobilization Sequence of Registered Prospective Corps Members To NYSC Camp

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17 hours ago

April 15, 2024

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Management of National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform the general public especially the Prospective Corps Members that the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two Orientation Course will commence nationwide on Wednesday, 17th April, 2024. A total of One Hundred and Three Thousand (103,000) PCMs successfully registered and ready for mobilization.

In keeping with best practices and ensuring a modest and conducive environment for the smooth running of the Orientation Exercise, and also looking at the number of registered PCMs, the various Orientation Camp capacity cannot accommodate the large number of registered PCMs at the same time, hence, the utmost need to mobilize them in Batches and Streams.

The Scheme strongly believe that mobilizing PCMs in Batches will not only decongest the camps, but also maintain optimal health conditions in the Orientation Camps.

Management therefore wish to inform the Prospective Corps Members who have registered and will not be call-up for the 2024 Batch ‘A’ stream Two exercise to expect their call up letters for June 2024 Orientation Exercise.

The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General YD Ahmed wishes all Prospective Corps Members safe trip to their respective Orientation Camps across the country.

All information regarding the Orientation Course will be posted on the NYSC Social Media Handles and other traditional media.

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