{"id":66405,"date":"2025-05-23T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=66405"},"modified":"2025-05-23T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:34:44","slug":"fcts-emmanuel-strikes-silver-in-kung-fu-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/05\/23\/fcts-emmanuel-strikes-silver-in-kung-fu-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"FCT\u2019s Emmanuel Strikes Silver in Kung Fu Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Goodluck Emmanuel of the Federal Capital Territory has added another feather to his cap, winning a silver medal in the Wuschi Kung Fu event at the 22nd Gateway Games in Abeokuta, Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel\u2019s dazzling display at the Ikenne Remo Stadium drew applause as he battled fiercely through the rounds, eventually finishing second after a tight final match.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His skill, agility and determination earned him a place on the podium once again, reinforcing his status as one of FCT\u2019s brightest martial arts stars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The spirited fighter, already known for his previous triumphs, proved yet again why he is a force to be reckoned with in Nigeria\u2019s Kung Fu scene.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>His silver adds to the momentum FCT has built at the Games, coming just days after a strong outing in weightlifting where the team secured one silver and two bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So far, FCT athletes have clinched a total of eight medals-three gold, four silver and one bronze-as they continue to make waves in Abeokuta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel\u2019s latest performance not only boosts FCT\u2019s tally but also shines a spotlight on the territory\u2019s rising talents nurtured through focused sports development. With more events ahead, the FCT contingent remains one to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal &nbsp; Goodluck Emmanuel of the Federal Capital Territory has added another feather to his cap, winning a silver medal in the Wuschi Kung Fu event at the 22nd Gateway Games in Abeokuta, Ogun State. &nbsp; Emmanuel\u2019s dazzling display at the Ikenne Remo Stadium drew applause as he battled fiercely through the rounds, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":66406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66405"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66407,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66405\/revisions\/66407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}