Enku Ewa Ekuta (born 15 March 1998) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's category.[1]
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| Full name | Enku Ewa Ekuta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 March 1998 Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She competed for Nigeria at local and international Judo competitions.[2]
Sports career
editEkuta hails from a family of Judokas. Her mum, Catherine Ekuta is a judoka who competed at international level for Nigeria while her dad Ewa Ekuta is a former Judoka who also exceled at National level. He is also part of the Nigeria Judo Federation.[3][4]
At the 2020 African Judo Championships in Dakar, Ekuta competed in the 63 kg event and won a gold medal by defeating the 2019 African games champion and 2014 commonwealth silver medalist Hélène Wezeu Dombeu of Cameroun.[5][6]
At the 2019 African Judo Championships held in cameroun, She won a silver medal in the 63 kg event.[7]
She also won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Judo Championships held in Senegal.[8]
She is also a National Youth Games champion and a Nigeria University Games gold medalist.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "JudoInside - Enku Ekuta Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Enku Ekuta is Nigeria's 1st female judoka to qualify for the Olympics after her mum competed at Athens 2004! - MAKING OF CHAMPIONS". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Busari, Niyi. "Enku Ekuta The Tatami Philosopher Ready For Olympic Challenge". Enku Ekuta The Tatami Philosopher Ready For Olympic Challenge. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Ekuta returns with gold from Senegal 2020 African Judo Open". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Judo:Oshodi explains choice as furore trails selection". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "Judo:Oshodi explains choice as furore trails selection". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ Jide, Olusola Jide (2021-04-24). "Enku Ekuta: My Olympian mum inspired me to be a judoka". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
- ^ "I cried when I missed Olympics – Ekuta". Punch Newspapers. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2023-04-12.