By Daily Sports on July 1, 2017
The sole surviving Nigerian athlete, Paul Kolade on Friday morning completed a disappointing outing for the country at the 2017 World Takwaendo Championship in Muju, South Korea after his elimination in the Round of 64 stages.
Kolade, fighting in the men's -80kg category, was beaten by Poland's Piotr Pazinski 19-12.
The Kogi-born fighter was the last Nigerian representative left in the Championship after the other thirteen fighters in the men and women categories all lost out in previous bouts.
A message from the official Twitter account of the Nigeria Taekwando Federation however described Kolade's defeat on Friday morning as "well fought" and "good experience.
"Kolade represented Nigeria at the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazaville but was eliminated from the Games by Cote d'Ivoire's Balla Dieye at the quarter-final stage. (Completesportsnigeria.com)
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 1, 2017
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