A 16-year-old female silver medal winner at the recent 14th Korean Ambassadors Taekwondo Championship in Abuja, Onyinyechi Gift has been described as a promibebt proof of Nasarawa State’s ‘growing prowess in combat sports.’
Sports247 reports that Gift got this citation during special reception in the state capital, Lafia, during which she was officially recognised for the historic feat that she recorded last month during the elite competition.
The accolades came from the permanent secretary in Nasarawa State’s ministry of youth and sports development, Dr Stephen Iliya Sasetu, while speaking on behalf of the commissioner, Honourable Jibril Abdullahi Ibrahim.
The ministry’s public relations officer, Eche Amos disclosed in a press release that Gift was further cited as a good image for the state, who has proven how effective the youth development policies of Governor Abdullahi Sule are turning out to be.
“The 16-year-old, who was the state’s lone representative, displayed remarkable resilience, discipline, and technical brilliance at her first professional outing, wading off stiff competitions from Rivers and Lagos States to her final fight, where she lost 2-3 to her Bayelsa State opponent.
“The Permanent Secretary commended Onyinyechi’s courage and commitment, describing her achievement as a proof to the state’s growing prowess in combat sports and dividends of Governor Abdullahi Sule’s administration’s sustained investment in youth and sports development.
“Dr. Sasetu, while also commending the state’s taekwondo coach, Lois Jerry, who led Onyinyechi to the championship, reaffirmed the ministry’s resolve to continue to nurture and support young talents to excel on the national and international stage.
“Highpoints of the reception ceremony was the presentation of the medal won to the permanent secretary by the medalist and photographs,” Amos disclosed in his panegyric media statement.