Coach Ekuta Bags IOC'S WISH Certificate Ahead Paris 2024

Coach Ekuta Bags IOC'S WISH Certificate Ahead Paris 2024

By Precious Oham

The Head of Coaching Department, Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, Akwa Ibom State, Coach Ekuta, Catherine Ewa, has bagged a certificate from the International Olympic Committee, IOC, programme tagged WISH – the Women in Sport High-performance pathway, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

WISH is a four-year programme aimed at equipping women for coaching at elite levels (Olympic, World Championship and continental teams) by 2024, and have four cohorts participating within the current quadrennium, with each cohort running on a 21-month cycle.

The IOC Female Coaching Leadership Programme, WISH, is to enable eligible female coaches to be selected as part of their national team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, on 22nd of January 2024, Coach Ekuta was part of the graduates that was recommended to represent the African continent by the Africa Judo Union (AJU) in the 22 months program.

As the world celebrates Coach Ekuta, who has once again added a feather to her crown, on the heels the one year Sports management and Diploma programme she undertook in Korea, 2015 to 2016, after getting an MSc. in Sports and Health Science in 2008 from the prestigious University of Exeter in the UK, it is hoped that Akwa Ibom and Nigeria will greatly tap her huge potentials to develop sports and mentor future Olympic record setters from this country. 

It is instructive to note that Coach Ekuta is a graduate of Fine and industrial arts University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State but ventured into professional coaching at the Nigerian Institute for Sports (NIS) Lagos in 1999.

Coach EKuta is a great example of an outstanding Sports personality that has gone to great lengths to build a sporting career for herself. 

Despite the challenging situations surrounding her, she has become one of the best in sports participation, sports management and a voice that advocates for equality and respect in sports, in line with the Olympic values.