Nigeria: Taekwondo - Chukwumerije Holds the Key

23 July 2008
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Lagos — Despite little or no preparation in virtually all the 10 events Nigeria will compete in at the Beijing Olympic Games, the country can still pull some surprises in one of the martial arts disciplines namely taekwondo.

Nigeria has invested heavily in the sport over the years since its debut at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992 as a non scoring event, where she picked a silver medal.

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