Faith Obazuaye
{{short description|Nigerian para table tennis player}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=May 2020}}
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| birth_place = Benin City Edo State, Nigeria
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| coach = Sunday Odebode
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{{MedalSport |Women's table tennis}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Para Table Tennis Championships}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|Singles TT6–10}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Birmingham|Singles C6-10}}
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Faith Obazuaye (born 4 March 1989) is a Nigerian table tennis player.{{cite web|title=Faith Obazuaye|url=https://www.aclsports.com/tag/faith-obazuaye/|website=ACL Sports|accessdate=1 May 2020|archive-date=19 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019122411/https://www.aclsports.com/tag/faith-obazuaye/|url-status=dead}} She competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions. Obazuaye participated in the female para table tennis competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria.{{cite news|title= Table Tennis Profile Faith Obazuaye|url= https://results.gc2018.com/en/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n6018878-faith-obazuaye.htm|date= 1 July 2018|publisher= Gold Coast 2018 – Commonwealth Games|accessdate= 14 May 2020|archive-date= 2 February 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200202154951/https://results.gc2018.com/en/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n6018878-faith-obazuaye.htm|url-status= dead}}{{cite news|title=NTF Hails 2 World Para-Taekwondo Athletes|url= https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/05/03/ntf-hails-2-world-ranked-nigerian-para-taekwondo-athletes/|newspaper=PM News Nigeria|accessdate=1 May 2020}}
Table tennis
Obazuaye is a Nigerian class 10 table tennis player, she took part in the Women's Class 10 at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Para Table Tennis Championships in Gold Coast, Australia where she won silver medal.{{cite news|title= Obazuaye Wins Silver As Quadri Advances Two Singles Final|url=https://www.makingofchamps.com/2018/04/14/obazuaye-wins-t-tennis-silver-as-quadri-advances-to-mens-singles-final/|date=1 July 2018|publisher= Making of Champions|accessdate=14 May 2020}}{{cite news|title= Advance Australia Fair Salute Felicity Pickard|url= https://www.ittf.com/2018/04/14/advance-australia-fair-salute-felicity-pickard/ |date=1 July 2018|publisher= ITTF|accessdate=14 May 2020}}{{cite news|title= World Para Table Tennis Championships Team Nigeria Clinches Two Silver and Bronze|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/world-para-table-tennis-championships-team-nigeria-clinches-two-silver-bronze/ |date=1 July 2018|publisher= The Eargle Online|accessdate=14 May 2020}} Obazuaye is the only Nigerian female to qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after her results at the 2019 ITTF African Para Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2019/07/01/paralympic-games-bound-mohamed-sameh-eid-salah-fifth-time/|title=Paralympic Games bound, Mohamed Sameh Eid Salah for fifth time|date=1 July 2019|publisher=African Para Championships 2019 – ITTF|accessdate=14 July 2019|archive-date=14 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714185911/https://www.ittf.com/2019/07/01/paralympic-games-bound-mohamed-sameh-eid-salah-fifth-time/}}{{cite news|title= Team Nigeria Soars Para Table Tennis Championships|url= https://www.today.ng/sport/team-nigeria-soars-para-table-tennis-championships-149220|date=1 July 2018|publisher= Today Nigeria|accessdate=14 May 2020}}{{cite news|title= Para Table Tennis Players Depart For China|url= https://punchng.com/para-ttennis-players-depart-for-china/|date=1 July 2018|publisher= Gold Coast 2018 – Commonwealth Games|accessdate=14 May 2020}}
Personal
Faith was born as Faith Oba-zuaye on 4 March 1989 in Benin City the capital of Edo State, Nigeria.{{cite news|title= Commonwealth Games|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43708205|date=1 July 2018|publisher= BBC|accessdate=14 May 2020}}
Achievements
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Result at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/GC2018_Ticketing_Guide.pdf|title=Official Ticketing Guide|website=www.gc2018.com/|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation|accessdate=9 May 2020|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728081703/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/GC2018_Ticketing_Guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gc2018.com/sports/venues|title=Venues|website=www.gc2018.com/|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation|accessdate=9 May 2020|archive-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706235656/https://www.gc2018.com/sports/venues|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{ITTF PTT player|4389}}
- {{IPC profile|faith-obazuaye}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|table-tennis/athlete-profile-n6018878-faith-obazuaye}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|49661}}
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Category:Paralympic table tennis players for Nigeria
Category:Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in table tennis
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in table tennis
Category:Table tennis players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Table tennis players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games