Chidinma Nwankwo of Ebonyi has
won gold in the 49kg female
category in Taekwondo event at the
ongoing National Youth Games
(NYG) in Ilorin. Umar Abubakar of
Taraba State also clinched the gold
medal in the 48kg male category of
the event. Nwankwo’s last kick
against favorite, Success Ugwu of
Delta that gave her the coveted
gold medal. In the same manner,
Abubakar of Team Taraba saw off
newcomer Salihu Mohammed of
Kano in a keenly fight. Rebecca
Audu of Yobe and Miracle Obinna of
Anambra settled for the bronze
medals in the 49kg female category.
Mohammed Musa of Niger and
Ishmael Ahmed of Plateau both
won bronze medals in the male
category also. In Taekwondo, Team
Kano has won one gold and one
silver, Ebonyi claimed a gold and a
bronze, while Akwa Ibom and
Taraba states have a gold each.
Delta won two silver and Ogun
state secured one silver, while Imo
won two bronze medals. Plateau,
Anambra, Yobe, Rivers and Niger
states have all won a bronze medal
each.

-Vanguard