Nigeria’s sole taekwondo athlete at the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Elizabeth Anyanacho, has been seeded 13th in the Taekwondo Olympic ranking and will face fourth seed Nur Tatar from Turkey in the 67kg category in her first fight in the round of 16 on July 26, The PUNCH has learnt. The Games hold from July 23 to August 8. Anyanacho, 21, is the first female Nigerian taekwondo athlete to qualify for the Olympics in 16 years after Princess Dudu at Athens 2004. “It has been tough but I believe that, with the intensive training and exposure, I am going to do well at the Olympics,” Anyanacho told The PUNCH. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will feature a record 33 competitions and 339 events held across 42 competition venues.

Source: Punch July 07, 2021 23:15 UTC