Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

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]

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Personal information
Country	Nigeria
Born	(1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 (age 26) Ogun, Nigeria[1]
Residence	Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	77 (WS 11 February 2020) 82 (WD 17 September 2019) 132 (XD 17 July 2014)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Nigeria African Games 2019 Rabat Mixed team 2019 Rabat Women's singles 2019 Rabat Women's doubles 2023 Accra Women's singles 2023 Accra Women's doubles African Championships 2019 Port Harcourt Women's singles 2019 Port Harcourt Women's doubles 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team 2014 Gaborone Mixed team 2018 Algiers Women's singles 2020 Cairo Women's singles 2020 Cairo Women's doubles 2014 Gaborone Women's singles 2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles 2017 Benoni Women's singles 2017 Benoni Women's doubles 2017 Benoni Mixed team 2024 Cairo Women's doubles Africa Team Championships 2018 Algiers Women's team 2024 Cairo Women's team African Youth Games 2014 Gaborone Girls' singles 2014 Gaborone Girls' doubles 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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

Women's doubles

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

African Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

African Youth Games

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Benin International	Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	21–7, 21–18	Winner
2018	Côte d'Ivoire International	Chineye Ibere	21–10, 21–12	Winner
2018	Zambia International	Ogar Siamupangila	21–18, 21–15	Winner
2018	South Africa International	Domou Amro	22–20, 21–12	Winner
2019	Cameroon International	Sorayya Aghaei	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2019	Zambia International	Doha Hany	20–22, 21–18, 21–18	Winner

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Nigeria International	Ola Fagbemi	Enejoh Abah Tosin Damilola Atolagbe	21–12, 21–17	Winner
2014	Uganda International	Ola Fagbemi	Enejoh Abah Tosin Damilola Atolagbe	15–21, 21–10, 21–18	Winner
2014	Nigeria International	Ola Fagbemi	Jinkan Ifraimu Susan Ideh	11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2018	Côte d'Ivoire International	Clement Krobakpo	Kalombo Mulenga Ogar Siamupangila	21–9, 21–15	Winner
2018	Zambia International	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro	21–19, 23–21	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Badminton: Dorcas Adesokan for training tour in Denmark". Nigerian Pilot. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
2. "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.

External links

• Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan at BWFBadminton.com
• Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan at Olympics.com
• Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan at Olympedia (archive)