Her success is in part due to the dedication of the 2008 Olympic bronze medallist Chika Chukwumerije who has been mentoring and nurturing the next generation of taekwondo athletes in the sports-rich nation. TAEKWONDO CADET I know that people are out there to support our dreams. -Elizabeth Anyanacho, Sorry! The 2019 African Games bronze medallist took a major leap in her career at the Olympic qualifiers in Morocco. Then I developed this mentality., Her coach added: Our plan was eight years, so Paris 2024. It has given us a year and we shall put it to good use. return false; I am going to work very hard to get to that point.. , 1980-1996- Sabah State Champion in several weight categories (from if (event.button==2){ Elizabeth Anyanacho at the 2019 Nigeria Taekwondo International Open. //For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com Taekwondo has given me confidence, exposed me to different cultures and I have made friends from all over. I decided to form a foundation to produce educated champions, having a better set of athletes. I am still learning the turning kicks, quite difficult but they are so cool. She defeated Rio 2016 Olympian Urgence Mouega of Gabon. I want to inspire the girl child, because we still we need a lot more Nigerians to be out there.