The Lagos State Taekwondo Association has attributed the two gold and a bronze medals won on Tuesday at the 21 National Sports Festival, in Asaba, Delta State, to the commitment and determination of Lagos State Sports Commission, LSSC, the coaching crew and the association members to make proud Governor Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu.
Abdullateef Arinola, won a gold medal in the male Fin 54kg while Shukurat Abdulsalam, also won a gold medal in minus 46kg just as Hassan Roshidat won a bronze in minus 67kg at the Taekwondo events decided on Monday at the Multi-purpose Hall, inside the Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba Delta State.
Its Chairman, Jimmy Ogunnowo, who was elated over the feat, said the Commission created a well structured platform for the Association’s coaches to produce credible champions who had been able to win 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze medals so far at the competition.
The Association Chairman, who regarded the feat as a record breaking achievement, said the number of laurels won so far at the Asaba 2022 Games was an improvement on the two editions Sports Festivals in Abuja, in 2018 and Edo State, in 2021, adding that the association’s technical crew worked hard in ensuring that the athletes achieved excellent performances at.the Games.
Preparatory to the Games, Ogunnowo, said the association ensured that the State’s Taekwondoists competed in well organised competition’s in order to build confident and winning spirit in the.athletrs, stressing that the association commitment for success and coaches efforts were not wasted based on the number of laurels won so far at the competition.
According to him, the association has a succession plans ahead of year 2023 where elites athletes will be paired with upcoming Taekwondoists so as to have a pool of future champions.
In a way to demonstrate their happiness over the feat, the association chairman, Jimmy Ogunnowo, the head coach, Peace Ogunnowo,, and other coaches, Dele Kazeem, Mahmoud Adeagbo and the State’s Taekwondoists were in joyous mood dancing to the Buga music, a song, sang by Kizz Daniel
