Team Nigeria arrive game village

Team Nigeria
camp came alive
yesterday as the
Captain, Chika
Chukwumerije
and Isa
Mohammed who
are Nigeria’s two
flagbearers in the
Taekwondo
events of the
London 2012
Olympics
stormed the
Olympic Village.
The duo with
Scribe of
Taekwondo
Federation of
Nigeria, Chinedu
Ezealah have
been criss-
crossing Asia
where they have
been perfecting
their acts for
medals in
Taekwondo .
Chukwumerije, a
bronze medallist
in Beijing
Olympics
together with
another bronze
medallist,
Blessing
Okagbare are the
captain and vice
captain
respectively of
Team Nigeria.
They flew 29
hours from
Istanbul, Turkey
to London
yesterday
Chukwumerije
won a gold medal
at the 2007 All-
Africa Games in
the +80kg class
and qualified for
the 2008 Olympic
Games soon
after.
Although he lost
to eventual
silver-medal
winner
Alexandros
Nikolaidis in the
semifinals of the
+80kg event, he
claimed the
bronze medal
after defeating
Akmal Irgashev
of Uzbekistan,
Nigeria’s third
medal of the
tournament.
His arrival and
compatriot Isa
Mohammed was
celebrated by
members of the
team as most
athletes and
officials look up
to the
taekwondo
exponent for a
credible
performance in
London.