By Akeem Lawal
DELTA born coach, Rita Uroghome Aina has become the first
Nigerian woman to become a World Judge for karate.
Rita passed her World Karate Federation Referees and
Judges examination at the at the ongoing 2017 Karate 1 Premier League
championship in Dubai.
In a statement of result dated March 30, 2017 and signed
by WKF Referee Commission, Robert Hamara, with Candidate’s number 39, Rita has
successfully gained a new provisional qualification Karate Judge B.
In 2016, the former national champion, Rita Aina was
adjudged the best referee at the third edition of the Hajiya Zainab Saleh
International Female Karate Championship held at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall
of the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
She was an undisputed champion in +60kg female weight
category for years in Nigeria before getting married to the present Technical
Director of the KFN and retired active competition.
Rita in 2011 became a West Africa champion before
proceeding to participate at her last tournament which was the All Africa Games
in Mozambique.
She became an Africa Referee at the AAG Congo
Brazzaville, 2015 and was adjudged to be the best among the female Judges in
that event.
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