Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 27)
Ogun, Nigeria [1]
Residence Abeokuta, 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 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rabat Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 RabatWomen's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 RabatWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Accra Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Accra Women's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Port Harcourt Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Port HarcourtWomen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Port HarcourtMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Algiers Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Cairo Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 CairoWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 GaboroneWomen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014 GaboroneMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Benoni Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 BenoniWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 BenoniMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Algiers Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Cairo Women's team
African Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Girls' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 GaboroneGirls' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 GaboroneMixed 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]

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Career

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

African Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Flag of South Africa.svg Johanita Scholtz 19–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Flag of Uganda.svg Husina Kobugabe 8–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
9–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sofiat Arinola Obanishola Flag of Algeria.svg Halla Bouksani
Flag of Algeria.svg Tanina Mammeri
17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel 4–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune 16–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune21–12, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune19–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa
Flag of Nigeria.svg Zainab Momoh Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
4–21, 26–24, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Flag of Nigeria.svg Amin Yop Christopher
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chineye Ibere
21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
14–21, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex,
Cairo, Egypt
Flag of Nigeria.svg Sofiat Arinola Obanishola Flag of Uganda.svg Husina Kobugabe
Flag of Uganda.svg Gladys Mbabazi
21–18, 19–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Viljoen
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Butler Emmett
17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of South Africa.svg Janke van der Vyver 21–12, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Flag of Mauritius.svg Shaama Sandooyea
Flag of Mauritius.svg Aurélie Allet
21–15, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

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

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Benin International Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 21–7, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Flag of Nigeria.svg Chineye Ibere 21–10, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Zambia International Flag of Zambia.svg Ogar Siamupangila 21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 South Africa International Flag of Jordan.svg Domou Amro22–20, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Cameroon International Flag of Iran.svg Sorayya Aghaei 19–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Zambia International Flag of Egypt.svg Doha Hany 20–22, 21–18, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Kenya International Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel Flag of Uganda.svg Bridget Shamim Bangi
Flag of Uganda.svg Margaret Nankabirwa
21–18, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Mauritius International Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel Flag of South Africa.svg Elme de Villiers
Flag of South Africa.svg Sandra le Grange
15–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Uganda International Flag of Nigeria.svg Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Fatima Azeez
21–14, 9–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Lagos International Flag of Nigeria.svg Maria Braimoh Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Fatima Azeez
21–19, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Benin International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Flag of Nigeria.svg Peace Orji
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–18, 16–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Ghana International Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Flag of India.svg K. Maneesha
Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda
11–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Nigeria.svg Enejoh Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
21–12, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Uganda International Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Nigeria.svg Enejoh Abah
Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
15–21, 21–10, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Nigeria.svg Jinkan Ifraimu
Flag of Nigeria.svg Susan Ideh
11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Flag of Nigeria.svg Clement Krobakpo Flag of Zambia.svg Kalombo Mulenga
Flag of Zambia.svg Ogar Siamupangila
21–9, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Zambia International Flag of Nigeria.svg Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Flag of Jordan.svg Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
Flag of Jordan.svg Domou Amro
21–19, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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