Jovita Anikwe of Anambra State has admitted that his fourth conquest of the annual south-east badminton championship, which he achieved this weekend in Enugu, was the hardest of all for him, Sports247 studies.
Anikwe disclosed this after he efficiently retained the boys’s singles title on the fourth version of the annual championship within the multi-purpose gymnasium corridor of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu.
Anikwe recalled that he truly stated earlier than this yr’s competitors started that he was unsure of successful a fourth straight title, therefore his additional pleasure after he defeated Jeremiah Nnanna, a 2024 Paralympian from Abia State, in straight units of 21-13, 21-16.
Although Imo State gained the competitors general, Anikwe pulled off one other particular person feat, with an prolonged surge and repeat of the identical dominant conquests that he enacted from 2022 to 2025 and now 2026.
However, whereas he gained the boys’s singles, Anikwe and his blended doubles companion, Chioma Udeh completed as runners-up in that occasion, after shedding to Emeka Uzukwu and Queen Chibuzor of Abia State.
A assessment of the competitors famous partly, “Anikwe has a stellar observe report as a dominant power in regional badminton, notably securing a number of titles. Anikwe has now captured 4 consecutive titles on the Bet9ja South-East Badminton Championship.
“In the fourth version of the competitors on the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu, he efficiently defended his crown by defeating 2024 Paris Paralympic athlete Jeremiah Nnanna of Abia State in straight units: 21-13, 21-16.
“He currently ranks as Nigeria’s number three player nationally in the mixed doubles category and made history by securing podium finishes that established Anambra State as a dominant force in South-East Nigerian badminton.”
