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My mother encourages me to fight Karate says Tunimi

Dare Kuti
Last updated: October 27, 2018 10:52 pm
Dare Kuti
Published: October 27, 2018
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Team Delta champion, Sonia Tunimi told www.aclsports.com that her mother made her fall in love with the sport, Karate.

Tunimi won gold in the Kata U12 White-Orange and Kumite +30kg at the Zainab Saleh Female International Championships in Lagos.

The 11 years old fighter said she began Karate in 2018 defeating all her opponents at in-house tournaments organised by the Delta State Karate Association.

She said, “My mother, Zipamoh Favor was a former National Champion. She won gold for Delta State at the 2009 National Sports Festival in Kaduna.

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“I feel my mother wants me to follow her footsteps and become greater than her. I want to win a gold medal at an African Championship for her”.

She further said, “I am dedicating this medal to my mother, coach, and my classmates at school. I promise to be a good ambassador of Delta State”.

Sonia Tunimi is a Primary four student of Zappa Primary School in Asaba, Delta State.

 

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  • Favour Zipamoh says:
    November 2, 2018 at 6:16 am

    Wow am so happy to hear my daughter says I made her to fall in love with karate congratulations to team delta

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