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Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ogun, Nigeria [1] | 5 July 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 77 (WS 11 February 2020) 82 (WD 17 September 2019) 132 (XD 17 July 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is a Nigerian badminton player. [3] She has shown 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 title 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]
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]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
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19–21, 18–21 |
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2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
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8–21, 19–21 |
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Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
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9–21, 16–21 |
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2023 |
Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
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17–21, 16–21 |
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Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana |
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4–21, 15–21 |
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2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa |
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21–13, 19–21, 13–21 |
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2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria |
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16–21, 19–21 |
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2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
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21–12, 21–13 |
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2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt |
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19–21, 16–21 |
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Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa |
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4–21, 26–24, 18–21 |
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2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
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21–14, 20–22, 21–17 |
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2020 |
Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt |
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14–21, 17–21 |
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2024 |
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |
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21–18, 19–21, 18–21 |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 |
Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana |
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17–21, 16–21 |
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Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana |
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21–12, 21–15 |
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Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana |
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21–15, 21–15 |
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Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Benin International |
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21–7, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International |
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21–10, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Zambia International |
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21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | South Africa International |
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22–20, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Cameroon International |
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19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Zambia International |
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20–22, 21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Kenya International |
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21–18, 21–9 | ![]() |
2013 | Mauritius International |
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15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Uganda International |
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21–14, 9–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Lagos International |
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21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | Benin International |
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21–18, 16–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Ghana International |
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11–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Nigeria International |
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21–12, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | Uganda International |
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15–21, 21–10, 21–18 | ![]() |
2014 | Nigeria International |
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11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11 | ![]() |
2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International |
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21–9, 21–15 | ![]() |
2018 | Zambia International |
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21–19, 23–21 | ![]() |