Joy Asonye Explained

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Joy Asonye
Fullname:	Joy Asonye Oluchi
Birth Date:	8 November 1996
Sport:	Judo
Event:	78 kg

Joy Asonye Oluchi (born 8 November 1996) is a Nigerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.^[1]

She competed for Nigeria at local and international Judo competitions.^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Oluchi represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England.^[4] She won Fiji's Shanice Takayawa in her repechage match but lost to Aoife Coughlan of Australia in the women's 70 kg quarter-final game.^[5]

She was among the Nigerian team that won medals in the African judo international championships in Niger republic in 2018.^{[6] [7]}

She also participated in the African Senior Championships 2021 and the Yaounde African Open 2022.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: JudoInside - Joy Oluchi Asonye Judoka . 2023-04-12 . www.judoinside.com.
2. Web site: 2022-08-01 . Team Nigeria eye more medals as athletics begin . 2023-04-12 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
3. Web site: NUGA Games: UNIPORT, ABU top Judo medals table . 2023-04-12 . en-US.
4. Web site: IV . Editorial . 2022-07-28 . 2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports . 2023-04-12 . Blueprint Newspapers . en-US.
5. Web site: Ngobua . David . 2022-08-02 . After winning silver, Team Nigeria harvests near misses in Birmingham . 2023-04-12 . Daily Trust . en-GB.
6. Web site: Edubi . Omotayo . 2018-08-10 . Judo: Nigeria Judokas shine at African Championships in Niger Republic . 2023-04-12 . The Sun Nigeria . en.
7. Web site: Kuti . Dare . 2018-08-09 . Judo: Nigeria Judokas shine at African Championships . 2023-04-12 . ACLSports . en-GB.
8. Web site: ASONYE Joy Oluchi / africajudo.org . 2023-04-12 . www.africajudo.org.