Joy Asonye
{{short description|Nigerian Olympic judoka}}
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Joy Asonye Oluchi (born 8 November 1996) is a Nigerian judoka, who played for the half-heavyweight category.{{Cite web |title=JudoInside - Joy Oluchi Asonye Judoka |url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/72402/Joy_Oluchi_Asonye/judo-matches?oId=61933 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.judoinside.com}}
She competed for Nigeria at local and international Judo competitions.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Team Nigeria eye more medals as athletics begin |url=https://punchng.com/team-nigeria-eye-more-medals-as-athletics-begin/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=NUGA Games: UNIPORT, ABU top Judo medals table |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2017/04/28/nuga-games-uniport-abu-top-judo-medals-table/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |language=en-US}}
Achievements
Oluchi represented Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England.{{Cite web |last=IV |first=Editorial |date=2022-07-28 |title=2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports |url=https://www.blueprint.ng/2022cwg-meet-94-athletes-representing-nigeria-at-2022-commonwealth-games-their-sports/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Blueprint Newspapers |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ngobua |first=David |date=2022-08-02 |title=After winning silver, Team Nigeria harvests near misses in Birmingham |url=https://dailytrust.com/after-winning-silver-team-nigeria-harvests-near-misses-in-birmingham/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Daily Trust |language=en-GB}}
She was among the Nigerian team that won medals in the African judo international championships in Niger republic in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Edubi |first=Omotayo |date=2018-08-10 |title=Judo: Nigeria Judokas shine at African Championships in Niger Republic |url=https://sunnewsonline.com/nigeria-judokas-shine-at-african-championships/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=The Sun Nigeria |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kuti |first=Dare |date=2018-08-09 |title=Judo: Nigeria Judokas shine at African Championships |url=https://www.aclsports.com/judo-nigeria-judokas-shine-at-african-championships/ |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=ACLSports |language=en-GB}}
She also participated in the African Senior Championships 2021 and the Yaounde African Open 2022.{{Cite web |title=ASONYE Joy Oluchi / africajudo.org |url=https://www.africajudo.org/judoka/63933 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.africajudo.org}}