Femi Bioku was the cynosure of all eyes in the final of the Second Quarter Badminton Inter-Clubs Championship held at the Mobolaji Bank Anthony Sports Centre, Rowe Park, Yaba at the weekend when he defeated his opponent, Seye Popoola 21-16, 21-15 to win the Men’s Singles title of the tournament.
Popoola, who was tipped to win the event, could not withstand his opponent fire-power as Bioku was at his best throughout the game. “It was a good outing for me. I thanked God that I win the men’s singles final. I will not rest on my oars and ensure that I keep fit for future tournaments,” Bioku said after the match. In Women’s Single final, Tosin Solademi humbled her opponent, Shade Akinyemi 21-18, 21-17.
Meanwhile, Oyinlomo Quadri lived up to family tradition, as she defied all odds to win the Lagos State Tennis Association’s U-14 Championship.
Quadri was a delight to watch just like her siblings who are forces to reckon with in Nigerian junior tennis. She beat her opponent in the U-14 girls’ singles final, Marylove Edwards 6-1, 6-1 to win the Laptop gift of the competition. Quadri told journalists at the venue of the competition, Rowe Park, Yaba that the inter-clubs tourney has been a good platform for her to prepare herself for a junior competition which she would be attending in Morocco later this year. The boys’ singles of the competition was won by David Amusu who defeated Henant Vaswani in straight sets of 6-0, 6-0.
Honorary Secretary of the Lagos State Tennis Association, Adewunmi Adisa said more of the inter-clubs competitions are needed to keep the athletes busy and discover new budding talents.
In Karate’s inter-clubs competition, Emma Martial Art Club won the tourney with 5 gold, 3 silver and 10 bronze medals. I Do Karate Club was second with 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals, while Golden Academy Karate Club was third with 2 gold medals.
The ongoing inter-clubs competitions are being organised by various sports associations in Lagos State with funding facilitated by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development as well as the Office of the Grassroots Sports Development in the Governor’s Office.
