Elizabeth Anyanacho
Elizabeth Anyanacho, Nigerian Taekwondo athlete
Elizabeth Anyanacho (born 9 April 1999) is a Nigerian taekwondo athlete. She participated at the 2019 African Games, winning a bronze medal at 67 kg.[1] She qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, although she had not intended to compete at the Olympics until 2024. She would have been the first Nigerian to compete at her sport for 16 years if the Olympics had not been postponed. The previous competitor was Princess Dudu in 2004.[2][3]
Life[]
She won the 2019 Nigeria Open, in Abuja, defeating .[4]
In August 2020, she was featured in the Malala Fund's "Game Changers" project, a series featuring 30 female athletes around the world who defy convention on and off the field.[5]
References[]
- ^ Busari, Niyi (25 August 2019). "Rabat 2019: Nigeria Medals Update". BSN Sports. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria's Elizabeth Anyanacho: Inspiring a whole generation". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Minister receives Olympic-bound Anyanacho". The Sun Nigeria. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "The heart to fight: Nigerian taekwondo star Elizabeth Anyanacho — Assembly | Malala Fund". Assembly. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links[]
- Elizabeth Anyanacho at TaekwondoData.com
- Elizabeth Anyanacho at Olympedia
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Nigerian female taekwondo practitioners
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- African Games competitors for Nigeria
- Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic taekwondo practitioners of Nigeria
- African Games medalists in taekwondo
- African Taekwondo Championships medalists
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs
- African taekwondo biography stubs