Enku Ekuta
Personal information
Full nameEnku Ewa Ekuta
Nationality Nigeria
Born (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998
Nigeria
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Nigeria
African Judo Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Dakar 63 kg
African Judo Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cameroun 63 kg
African Judo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Dakar 63 kg

Enku Ewa Ekuta (born 15 March 1998) is a Nigerian judoka who competed in the women's category.[1]

She competed for Nigeria at local and international Judo competitions.[2]

Sports career

Ekuta 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

  1. ↑ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. ↑ "JudoInside - Enku Ekuta Judoka". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Busari, Niyi. "Enku Ekuta The Tatami Philosopher Ready For Olympic Challenge". Enku Ekuta The Tatami Philosopher Ready For Olympic Challenge. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Enku EKUTA / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Judo:Oshodi explains choice as furore trails selection". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. ↑ "Judo:Oshodi explains choice as furore trails selection". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2022-07-25. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  10. ↑ Jide, Olusola Jide (2021-04-24). "Enku Ekuta: My Olympian mum inspired me to be a judoka". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  11. ↑ "I cried when I missed Olympics – Ekuta". Punch Newspapers. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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