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Taekwondo: Delta Emerges Champion Of Maiden Edition
Delta State has emerged champion of the maiden Junior Taekwondo National championship with eight medals among 12 other participating states and an academy.
The two-day event which held at the National Stadium, Abuja, saw the team clinch four gold, three silver and a bronze to stay ahead of FCT which placed second with four medals.
Benue and Ebonyi rest jointly on third position with two medals in the championship organised by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) on Thursday and Friday.
While congratulating the teams, Margret Binga, NTF President, said winners in different categories of the event would be camped in preparation for the African Youth Games (AYG).
Binga said the event which came after 41 years of the federation’s emergence, was aimed at replacing aging players.
“ After 41 years as a federation, this board came together to have the first ever junior national championship which will have winners camped in preparation for the AYG.
“This will also enable us to replace the ageing list that we are having, over time,’’ Binga said.
The president added that Nigeria could do better than some of its North African counterparts if government and corporate organisations could aid the sport.
The AYG is scheduled to hold in Algeria in July.
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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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