Private Gofit Winnie of the Nigerian Army will fly the Nigerian flag in the 70kg weight category of the ongoing Suzuki World Judo Championships taking place at the Lazlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary.
Winnie, the current Judo National Champion in the 70kg, recently clinched gold medal at the African Wrestling Championships in Marrakech, Morocco, will participate in the weigh-in taking place on Wednesday.
Winnie’s compatriot and coach, Ekuta Catherine Ewa, will be contesting to be the Africa representative on the Athletes’ Commission of the International Judo Federation.
Coach Ewa, a seasoned judoka, represented Nigeria at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and won three medals at the All African Games in the 57kg category.
Meanwhile, Prince Timothy Nsirim, the President, Nigeria Judo Federation, wished the duo success at the championships, just as he charged them to keep the country’s flag flying.