S/East Taekwondo championships: Enugu chairman tasks athletes on laurels

Enugu State Chairman of Taekwondo Association, Ebere Amaraizu, has tasked the state’s athletes preparing for the forthcoming South-East Taekwondo National Championship to win lots of laurels for the state.

Amaraizu gave the charge in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, on Sunday, on the preparations of the state’s athletes.

NAN recalled that the South-East Taekwondo U-18 Championship has been slated to take place on Aug. 21, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.

He lauded coaches and members of state taekwondo association board for their efforts at ensuring that the upcoming competition was a huge success, with the state hauling a good number of medals.

Amariazu stated that the upcoming event would create an ample opportunity and platform for self discovery and winning of laurels for the state.

“It is also important that our children and youths be reminded about the positive value orientation which taekwondo inputs in ones’ life.

“This orientation revolves around integrity, modesty, survival skills for good life, coping skills, indomitable spirit and lots more.

“These taekwondo tenets will help children and youths in self discovery and strategic leadership direction,” he said.

Amaraizu said the championship was being supported by the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) because it revolved around children and youth value reorientation, self discovery and strategic leadership.

The event would feature black belt Kukkuwon grading, as well as a National Taekwondo referees’ course.

Other categories to be featured include: Kiddles between U-5 and U-10 years, Cadets between U-11 and U-14 and Junior for between U-15 and U-17 years.

All the five South-East states — Abia Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo –are expected at the championships. (NAN)