Chris Maduewesi
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Nigeria has been confirmed as one of the countries that will take part in the World Team Cup Taekwondo Championship taking place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in November.
World Taekwondo Federation(WTF) said that Nigeria has made an appreciable impact in the sport,which cannot be overlooked.
Sixteen countries will slug it out for honours in both the Men’s and Women’s categories at Team Cup in Abidjan.
President of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, George Ashiru expressed his happiness in having Nigerian athletes compete in the competition,adding that it would help in improving them.
“We are happy that our athletes will have the opportunity to compete with the best teams in the world at the tournament,” Ashiru is quoted as saying on the Punch.
“For us, it is a good development. This is part of the vision of the NTF in order to ensure that our athletes are acquainted with the latest in the sport as well as compete regularly.”
“This tournament avails our athletes the opportunity to improve on their rankings towards the qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Their participation will also improve their knowledge in the sport and they will not be shocked whenever they compete with their foreign counterparts at any international competition.”
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World Taekwondo Federation(WTF) said that Nigeria has made an appreciable impact in the sport,which cannot be overlooked.
Sixteen countries will slug it out for honours in both the Men’s and Women’s categories at Team Cup in Abidjan.
President of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, George Ashiru expressed his happiness in having Nigerian athletes compete in the competition,adding that it would help in improving them.
“We are happy that our athletes will have the opportunity to compete with the best teams in the world at the tournament,” Ashiru is quoted as saying on the Punch.
“For us, it is a good development. This is part of the vision of the NTF in order to ensure that our athletes are acquainted with the latest in the sport as well as compete regularly.”
“This tournament avails our athletes the opportunity to improve on their rankings towards the qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Their participation will also improve their knowledge in the sport and they will not be shocked whenever they compete with their foreign counterparts at any international competition.”
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