The 38-year-old, winner of a bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight division at Beijing 2008, was accused of assaulting female athletes.
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This was revealed in a video clip from Tokyo by Chika Chukwumerije, a member of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation.
A total of 28 athletes and officials of the Nigeria Olympic Committee arrived Tokyo at about 4pm Nigerian time.
Chika Chukwumerije, Technical Director, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, said on Friday that the federation would look out for outstanding athletes at the National Trials/Open Championships to contend with the national-ranked athletes ahead of the 12th African Games.
The Nigerian Taekwondo Federation has extended the registration deadline of athletes for the forthcoming Nigeria International Open competition from January 22 to 29, 2019.
Nigeria Taekwondo Federation on Monday in Abuja said 10 countries have indicated interest to participate in the 2019 upcoming World Taekwondo-sanctioned Nigeria International Open.
The NTF Technical Director, Chika Chukwumerije, said the postponement was to enable athletes in Nigeria and other West African countries conclude the World Taekwondo Global Membership System Licence.
More than 16 countries are billed to take part in the 2018 Nigeria Taekwondo Open planned to hold in Abuja from November 16 to 18, the organiser, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, has said.
The 2nd Nigeria Taekwondo International Open has been sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation as the world taekwondo ruling body has awarded a G-1 International ranking to the event, which is to take place from November 16 to 18 in Abuja, Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Deodo Gen 2 system is a taekwondo fighting electronic gadget worn on the head and body by athletes for scoring purposes.
Making this known in Abuja, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Engr. Chika Chkwumerije, said the invited athletes, made up of 10 male and 10 female athletes, earned a place to the National Youth Training Camp by emerging victorious during the recently concluded maiden National Junior Taekwondo Championships, which held at the National Stadium Indoor Gymnasium FCT Abuja earlier this month.
Chukwumerije told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday that the event organised by NTF was aimed at giving young taekwondo athletes an opportunity to showcase their talents.
The event, which is being organized by the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, aims to capture and rank the current youth taekwondo athletes across the nation and simultaneously to discover in-form youth athletes and upcoming talents that would represent the country at the African Youth Games in Algeria.
Binga had emerged president of the Board of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation on June 12, but the election was nullified by the electoral appeals committee.
Already all the teams have arrived in Abuja for the tournament with over 150 athletes competing for glory at the championship which has become breeding ground for future stars.
“This is the first time an active online registration portal is used to register for a Taekwondo event in Nigeria. We must use technology to catch up with the rest of the world. This process made it cheaper, faster and more effective for persons to register.”
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the election, held at the Abuja National Stadium on Friday, involved five contestants
Finals was against the hosts and with a full capacity crowd cheering on her opponent, Elizabeth held her nerves to secure an 8-0 victory over Senegal’s Aminata Deme
Event host and Chairman of FCT Taekwondo Association, Tony Anafulu, commended the collaborative efforts that made the event highly successful
The event, which is sanctioned by the FCT Taekwondo Association and held in partnership with the FCT Sports Council, is the first of a four-part series event that will be done on the last month of every quarter in 2017