One hundred and four athletes on Tuesday took part in the
taekwondo event as Bayelsa, Osun and Yobe states emerged champions in different
categories of events which was held at the velodrome of the National Stadium,
Abuja.
Laipko Frederick from Bayelsa, produced
intimidating kicks to defeat his opponent Ahmadu Isa from Nasarawa in the final
of the male -48 weight category.
Frederick had earlier dismissed Esakpa
Kerry from Rivers, to book his final spot with Isa who defeated Oluigbo Mathew
from Osun state in the male -48 kg semifinals clash for athletes between the
ages of 14 and 15.
Adegoke Abdullahi from Osun state also had
a filled day, as he humbled Ekpo Joseph from Akwa Ibom to win the male -55
category in a keenly contested match.
To make it to the final, Abdullahi brushed
aside Abubakar Isah from Kaduna, while Joseph who lost his final match defeated
Agwu Isaac before picking the final slot.
The male 55 kg was won by Bashiru Mohammed
who defeated Usman Mohammed from Niger state.
Mohammed had earlier kicked out Ndem
Joe-Maria in the semifinals, while Usman defeated Okechi Chima from Abia.
59 male athletes took part in the taekwondo
event, while 45 contested in the female category.
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