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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26)
Ogun, Nigeria[1]
ResidenceAbeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking77 (WS 11 February 2020)
82 (WD 17 September 2019)
132 (XD 17 July 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cairo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cairo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Benoni Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Benoni Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Benoni Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is a Nigerian badminton player.[3] She showed her talent at a young age, by winning two gold medals at the 2014 African Youth Games. In 2019, she won the women's singles and doubles titles at the African Championships. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, by achieving the best women's singles ranking on the African continent in the Race to Tokyo rankings.[4][5]

Career

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In 2014, she won bronze medals at the African Championships in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and silver medal in the mixed team event.[6] In June, she won Lagos International tournament in women's doubles events.[7]

In 2019, she competed at the African Games, won a mixed team gold, also two silver medals in the women's singles and doubles events.[2]

In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8][9]

In 2024, Adesokan competed at the African Championships in Cairo, Egypt. She managed to win the bronze medal in the women's doubles with a new partner, Sofiat Arinola Obanishola. Meanwhile in the women's team, she also claimed the bronze medal after losing to Ugandan in the semi-finals.[10] At the 2023 African Games in Ghana, she Adesokan won two bronze medals in the women's singles and doubles event partnering Obanishola.[11]

Achievements

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African Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco South Africa Johanita Scholtz 19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Uganda Husina Kobugabe 8–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco 		Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny 		9–21, 16–21 Silver Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana 		Nigeria Sofiat Arinola Obanishola Algeria Halla Bouksani
Algeria Tanina Mammeri 		17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

African Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Nigeria Grace Gabriel 4–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Egypt Hadia Hosny 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 16–21, 19–21 Silver Silver
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 21–12, 21–13 Gold Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa 		Nigeria Zainab Momoh Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny 		4–21, 26–24, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria 		Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Nigeria Amin Yop Christopher
Nigeria Chineye Ibere 		21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Gold Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt 		Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny 		14–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt 		Nigeria Sofiat Arinola Obanishola Uganda Husina Kobugabe
Uganda Gladys Mbabazi 		21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana 		Nigeria Ola Fagbemi South Africa Willem Viljoen
South Africa Michelle Butler Emmett 		17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

African Youth Games

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana South Africa Janke van der Vyver 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana 		Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Mauritius Shaama Sandooyea
Mauritius Aurélie Allet 		21–15, 21–15 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Benin International Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 21–7, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Chineye Ibere 21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Zambia International Zambia Ogar Siamupangila 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 South Africa International Jordan Domou Amro 22–20, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Cameroon International Iran Sorayya Aghaei 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Zambia International Egypt Doha Hany 20–22, 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Kenya International Nigeria Grace Gabriel Uganda Bridget Shamim Bangi
Uganda Margaret Nankabirwa 		21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Mauritius International Nigeria Grace Gabriel South Africa Elme de Villiers
South Africa Sandra le Grange 		15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Uganda International Nigeria Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Nigeria Fatima Azeez 		21–14, 9–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Lagos International Nigeria Maria Braimoh Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Nigeria Fatima Azeez 		21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Benin International Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Nigeria Peace Orji
Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 		21–18, 16–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Ghana International Nigeria Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh India K. Maneesha
India Rutaparna Panda 		11–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Nigeria International Nigeria Ola Fagbemi Nigeria Enejoh Abah
Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe 		21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Uganda International Nigeria Ola Fagbemi Nigeria Enejoh Abah
Nigeria Tosin Damilola Atolagbe 		15–21, 21–10, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Nigeria International Nigeria Ola Fagbemi Nigeria Jinkan Ifraimu
Nigeria Susan Ideh 		11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Clement Krobakpo Zambia Kalombo Mulenga
Zambia Ogar Siamupangila 		21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Zambia International Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Jordan Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
Jordan Domou Amro 		21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton: Dorcas Adesokan for training tour in Denmark". Nigerian Pilot. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Athlete Profile: Adesokan Dorcas Ajoke". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Players: Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Africa's badminton queen, Adesokan eyes Tokyo Olympics ticket". Daily Trust. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ Kuti, Dare (21 June 2021). "Badminton: Olofua, 2 others qualify for Tokyo Olympics". ACL Sports. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Paul and Adesokan; Africa's Best Juniors". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Host Win Women's and Mixed Doubles". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Nigeria aiming to break from the past". Vanguard. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Adesokan Dorcas Ajoke". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ^ Silas, Don (19 February 2024). "Nigeria shine at Badminton Championship in Cairo as Opeyori retains African title". Daily Post. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  11. ^ "13th African Games: Team Nigeria Wrestlers win 6 gold medals, to get $3000 each". Blueprint. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
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