Sukurat Aiyelabegan
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| Born | January 21, 2006 Ilorin, Kwara |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Female Table tennis player |
Sukurat Aiyelabegan (born 21 January 2006) is a Nigerian female Table tennis player who is ranked 345 in the Women's Singles category in the International Table Tennis Federation [1]. Sukurat has participated in various tournaments at the national, regional, continental, and world championship levels, including both youth and senior stages, such as: World Junior Championship in Thailand (2019)[2], World Cadet Championship in Poland (2019)[3], All African Games Ghana (2024)[4], African Cup Table Tennis Championships in Lagos (2022), WTT Contender Lagos (2023 & 2024) and WTT Youth Contender San Francisc24).
Education
Sukurat Aiyelabegan's educational journey commenced at Khadijah Memorial Group of Schools, Adeta, Ilorin. She subsequently attended Mandate Junior Secondary School, Ilorin, before completing her secondary education at Government Day Secondary School, Adewole Estate, Ilorin, Kwara State.
Currently, she is pursuing her undergraduate studies at Ekiti State University [5] in affiliation with Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Directorate of Undergraduate Studies.
Early Career
Sukurat Aiyelabegan began playing table tennis at the age of 8 in 2014, following in the footsteps of her father, Kehinde Aiyelabegan, a former table tennis player and coach for the Kwara State Table Tennis team. Her table tennis career commenced in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, under her father's guidance.
Sukurat won her first medal at the National School Sports Festival in 2015, claiming a her first Gold Medal. The following year, she also won a Gold Medal in the Girls' Singles event at the National Youth Games in Kwara, 2016.
Titles
Sukurat Aiyelabegan has participated and won various titles at both national, regional, continental, and world table tennis events, some of which include: Daniel Ford Youth Table Tennis Championship[6], National Table Tennis Championship, All African Games, African Cup Table Tennis Championship, Aruna Table Tennis Championship, Renewed Hope National Championship, ITTF Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship, Chinese New Year Tournament, etc.
| Year | Tournament | Postion | Category |
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| 2024 | WTT Youth Contender San Francisco | Quarter Finalist | Girls Singles |
| 2024 | Nscdc Commandant General's open Table Tennis National Championship | First Runner up | Women's Singles |
| 2024 | WTT Contender Lagos State | Round 32 | Women's Singles |
| 2024 | All African Games Ghana | First Runner up | Team |
| 2023 | Renewed Hope National Championship | First Runner up | Women's Singles |
| 2023 | Denial Ford int'l Elite Youth Invitation Table Tennis Championship Top 16 | Winner | Girl's Singles |
| 2023 | 3rd Aruna Table Tennis Championship Lagos | Winner | Women's Singles |
| 2023 | National Table Tennis Championship Otan Aiyegbaju | Winner | Singles and Mixed Doubles |
| 2022 | 2nd Edition of senior Advocate Cup Table Tennis Tournament, Kaduna | Winner | Women's Singles |
| 2022 | Africa Cup Table Tennis Championship, Lagos | First Runner up | Team |
| 2022 | 2nd Pastor Osazuwa Table Tennis Festival, Edo | Second Runner up | Women's Singles |
| 2022 | Osun Table Tennis Championship | First Runner up | Women's Singles |
| 2021 | Aso Table Tennis Championship, Abuja | First Runner up | Women's Singles |
| 2019 | Africa Cup Lagos | Second Runner up | Team |
| 2019 | Wold Cadet Championship Poland | Round 16 | Singles |
| 2019 | World Junior Championship, Thailand | round 16 | Singles |
| 2019 | Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championship, Ghana | First Runner | Singles |
| 2018 | Chinese New Year Tournament | Winner | Singles |
References
- ↑ "World Table Tennis". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Marshall, Ian (2019-04-16). "Africa names Egypt and Nigeria for World Junior Championships". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ "Mati, Aiyelabegan Make African Team To WCC Poland".
- ↑ "African Games (Table Tennis) Athlete Profile : SUKURAT Aiyelabegan". results.accra2023ag.com. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Latestnigeriannews. "Nigerias Sukurat Aiyelabegan wins Silver for Table Tennis at the 13th African Games". Latest Nigerian News. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ↑ Rapheal (2023-12-26). "Aiyelabegan wins Daniel Ford Youth Table-Tennis Championship". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
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