Sports
KBFN To Hold National Tourney
Kickboxing Federation of Nigerian (ICBFN) has concluded arrangement to host the 2nd National Kickboxing Open Championship.
The championship has been scheduled for December 10-14 at the indoor sports hall of the National Stadium Surulere Lagos.
According to a release signed by the General Secretary of the Federation Chimezic Asiegbu and made available to Tidesports, the championship would be preceded by a seminar on December 7-10 to update the referees and other officials on the rudiments and technicalities of officiating during the championship.
The secretary also noted that only the referees and officials that attended the seminar would be allowed to officiate during the 2nd open championship in Lagos.
Asiegbu called on state associations to ensure that their kickboxers and officials attend these programmes saying that the seminar would be used to grade the referees.
In a related development, a member of Rivers State Kickboxing Association board, Sensei Emmanuel Charles called on the government to help the state’s kickboxers and officials to attend the programme.
Sensei Charles noted that the event would help to sharpen the techniques of the state’s kickboxers in their determination to win gold medals at the 17th National Sports Festival to be hosted by Rivers State.
There is the need for officials and the kickboxers to attend the seminar and the championship to adequately prepare for the 2010 national sports festival in which we are determine to clear the medals table, he said.
This is the second national open championship under the new kickboxing dispensation in the country. Following the integration of all bodies into one.
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RSG Set To Host School Sports Competition Soon
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Chess Championship: Dan-Jumbo Emerges Best Female Player
The third edition of Naphtail Chess Open Championship which ended on Wednesday in Port Harcourt saw Rivers State born Queen Dan-Jumbo emerged best female player in the tournament following her impressive performance.
It was clash of the Titans as top Chess players in Nigeria gathered to chase honours.
The three days competition was held at Vee Hotel, Trans Amadi ,in Port Harcourt and over 80 players in Nigeria registered for the tournament this championship was recognised by International Chess Federation (FIDE).
Speaking with Tidesports in an exclusive interview on Saturday, Dan-Jumbo said her dream was to become Grand Master in Chess worldwide.
According to her, she started playing Chess at the age of 15 but went into it professionally in 2009 as she represented Rivers State in National Sports Festival (NSF) in Kaduna, the same year.
“I started playing Chess in the early 2000s. I picked the interest through my my elder brother as him and his friends always play Chess in our compound so I began to learn it.
” In 2009 I went to National Sports festival in Kaduna represented Rivers State and I won a silver medal on my board.
“In 2011 and 2012 NSFs I won two Gold medals each hosted by Rivers and Lagos States respectively. While in Edo NSF I won bronze medal” Dan-Jumbo said.
The Asari-Toru, in Rivers State born Chess player use the forum to advice upcoming Chess players to be focus, saying losing a game is part of every competition but the most important thing was that you don’t lose hope.
“My advice for upcoming chess players was that don’t lose focus. Even when you lose, find a way to adjust and get back out”, she added.
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