Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho has won a bronze medal in the women’s under 70kg taekwondo event at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh.
She began strongly with a 2–0 win over Iainne Taju in the quarterfinals.
Anyanacho, who is Africa’s number one and recently ended Nigeria’s 20-year medal drought in the -67kg category, pushed hard for a place in the final.
Her run was stopped in the semifinals after a close 2–1 loss to Iran’s Yalda Valinejad.
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She then fought back in the bronze-medal match, defeating Sara Jallab 2–0 to secure Nigeria’s fourth bronze of the Games.
Uzbekistan’s Ozoda Sobirjonova won gold after beating Valinejad, while Turkey’s Sila Gençer took the other bronze.
Nigeria now sits seventh on the medals table with 15 medals — six gold, five silver and four bronze — boosted mostly by weightlifting.
With athletics, wrestling, and para sports starting this week, officials expect more medals as the Games continue.
