The Nigeria Police Taekwondo Association has announced the commencement of the 9th Inspector General of Police Open Taekwondo Championship.
The annual event, introduced in 1995, will hold at the Nigeria Police Badminton Complex, Police College, Ikeja, Lagos State from July 27 to July 30, 2021.
The Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, NIPOTA Matron, Mrs Abiola Awote, top Police Management Team and select guests are expected to grace the event.
NIPOTA Chairperson, CSP Stella Ebikefe, a Taekwondo Gold Medalist for the Nigeria Police, said in a statement in Abuja on Monday, that the competition was aimed at improving the relationship between the police and members of the public.
She, however, revealed that the event will have limited participants this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ebikefe said, “The championship will create an avenue for both the police and the society to come together as one in a happy mood, confirming the proof that police officers are friends of the society.
“Apart from the competitiveness of the event where winners will emerge and be rewarded, it will also serve as an art of self-defence, encourages recreation and exercise to boost health and body fitness.”
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According to the organisers, children and teens will compete on Tuesday while adult players will lock horns on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
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