Enku Ekuta

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

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
2021 Dakar 63 kg
African Judo Championships
2019 Cameroun 63 kg
African Judo Championships
2019 Dakar 63 kg

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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