NYG: Anambra wins gold, bronze in karate, romps to 200m semi- final News

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NYG: Anambra wins gold, bronze in karate, romps to 200m semi- final

By Goodness Ndukuba on September 29, 2023

Team Anambra state contingent, Master Goodluck Njoku, Thursday, won gold medal after defeating Delta state's reps Ehiziube Joshua with 6-0 score in Karate (male kumite).

The team's combat fighter, Miss Ukamaka Ejikeme, also proved another point of capacity and readiness to conquer in the ongoing 2023 National Youth Games (NYG) holding at Asaba, Delta state, by winning a bronze medal in Karate for Female Kumite (+47kg) class.

The team's contingents, for male Beach Volleyball, Masters Henry Etido and Onyebuchi Omenka equally scaled through to the finals in readiness to engage Team Delta for the gold medal match.

Similarly, two other members of the team further qualified for finals on 200 Metres race. They are Miss Lucy Nwankwo, who finished first in Heat 3 of the 200 metres girls semi finals where she ran in Lane 3; and Miss Oluebube Ezechukwu, who finished second running in Lane 5 in Heat 2 of the 200 metres girls' Semi Finals.

The team had as at Wednesday garnered nine medals, three Gold, four Silver and two Bronze. The team won gold in taekwondo (Individual Poomsae) through Chibuikem Oranye; Taekwondo (Team Poomsae) - Chibuikem Oranye and Ogechi Elechi; and in High Jump (Female) - Favour Obiefuna.

Others are Silver in Rugby (Female); Gymnastics (Artistic Gymnastics - Vault) - Ethel Jimoh; Chess (Male Singles event) - Chima Edeh; Chess (Male Singles event) - Victor Nwakohu; Bronze in Taekwondo (Individual Poomsae) - Ogechi Elechi; and Taekwondo (Female Kyorugi -33kg class) - Divine Egebe.

Source Daily Sports Nigeria

Posted September 29, 2023