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Taekwondo
By Kemi Ajayi
Lagos, Nov. 13 2016 (NAN) The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) on Sunday commended Abubakar Adamu-Isah for his brilliant performance at the World Taekwondo President Cup in Portland, U.S..
The commendation is in a statement on Sunday by Sunny Obot, the Secretary of the Federation.
Adamu-Isah won the WTF President Cup which held from Oct. 27 to Oct. 30 in Portland, U.S.
The NTF scribe stated that the athlete, who was ranked 380 in the world by WTF seven months ago, climbed to 62nd position in the WTF -58kg category.
He noted that “Abubakar Adamu-Isah’s resilience, hard work and determination culminated to his winning three international competitions
in a row.
“We are proud of his performance and current ranking.”
Obot added that Adamu-Isah made his international debut in 2013 at the World Youth Taekwondo Championships and World Youth Championships in Taipei.
He stated that in 2014, NTF sent the athlete to a Youth Camp in Korea for training, who later that same year won gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
He reiterated the Federation’s resolve to ensure that the athlete qualified for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
He noted that “as a result of the body’s inability to participate in the 2016 Rio Games, the Federation has since begun preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games.
“Our President, George Ashiru, had sponsored and hosted an Invitational Taekwondo Championship at University of Lagos a part of the preparations.”
Meanwhile, Ferguson Oluigbo, a certified WTF referee told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that he was not surprise that the athlete performed brilliantly at the President Cup in U.S.
Oluigbo advised the athlete not to relent in his pursuit to reach the peak of his career. (NAN)
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Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu