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Taekwondo: Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho to Make Olympic Debut in Tokyo On Monday
The 21-year-old is the first Nigerian female Taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Olympics in 16 years Elizabeth Anyanacho will on Monday 26th make her Olympic debut when she will face her opponent from Turkey’s Nur Tartar 2:00am Nigerian time.
The 300 Level Statistics undergraduate of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has fought her way to the Olympic Games with a handful of national and international laurels to her credit, including the gold at Beirut Open.
Anyanacho who was seeded 13th in the Olympic ranking, Anyanacho will face fourth seed, Nur Tatar, from Turkey in the 67kg category in her first fight in the round of 16 on July 26.
Speaking from Tokyo on Thursday the Olympian and, Anyanacho mentor, Chika Chukwumerije, said the draw for Taekwondo action just ended in Tokyo venue of ongoing 2020 Olympic Games.
Nigeria’s only Taekwondo athlete Elizabeth Anyanacho will face Turkey’s Nur Tartar on her fight day one slated for Monday July 26, 2021 as 2: 00 am Nigerian time.
“The Taekwondo action will be the first at the Olympics.
“Nur Tarter is a double Olympic Medalist and former World and European Champion while Anyanacho is making her Olympics debut.” he said
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Adeboye Commends Phillip Shaibu’s Appointment as Well-Merited
Senior special assistant on grassroots sports development to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Adeboye Anthony Adeyinka, has sent a graciously heartwarming congratulatory message to Comerade Phillip Shaibu on his recent appointment as the new Director General of the National Institute for sports (NIS), saying, Shaibu’s remarkable achievements in sports development and what he has done to transform sports in Edo state during his time as Deputy Governor, made him worthy and credible for such lofty appointment.
‘I want to formally congratulate my good friend and brother, Comerade Phillip Shaibu, on his recent appointment as the DG of NIS., without mincing words, he deserves this big appointment, because, his antecedents and genuine commitment to sports development have proven that he has the capacity and capability to head and take the NIS to greater heights, “he said.
“Shaibu, is a well known figure in the country’s sports industry and beyond i know he will bring his expertise to the fore in his new role in alignment with the Renewed Hope agenda of, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, he added.
Philip Shaibu takes over with immediate effect from Prof. Olawale Moronkola, and he is expected to initiate reforms in the Institute to reposition it to live up to its expected heights.
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