Ebere Amaraizu, Chairman of the Enugu State Taekwondo Association, has promised that the upcoming South-East Taekwondo U-18 Championship will live up to expectations.
Amaraizu made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday.
He stated that the championship, which is set to take place on August 21, would serve as a platform for the discovery of future taekwondo champions from the grassroots.
According to NAN, the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation is organizing the “South-East Taekwondo Poomsae Under 18 Championship” (NTF).
Amaraizu said: “We thank the NTF for their choice of Enugu as host for the national tournament, which is not easy to come by.
“It is an honour and recognition that the game of taekwondo is drastically going higher in Enugu State.
“We recently organised state taekwondo Poomsae event during which our athletes from our Taekwondo Kiddies Class participated and emerged victorious in their various categories.”
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Amaraizu said the upcoming championship was being supported by the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices because it revolves around children and youth value reorientation, self-discovery and strategic leadership direction.
“The event will feature black belt Kukkuwon grading and there will also be National Taekwondo Referee Course.
“Other categories include Kiddles between U-5 and U-10 years, Cadets between U-11 and U-14 and Junior between U-15 and U-17 years,” he said.
Amaraizu, who is the supervisor of the Local Organising Committee, said, “I am optimistic that stakeholders involvement will be a good tonic for overall achievement of the essence of the all-important event.
“The competition is meant to shoot the game of taekwondo up in the southeast and Nigeria.” (NAN)
