Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is a Nigerian

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player.

Career

In 2014, she won bronze medals at the

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in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and silver medal in the mixed team event. In June, she won Lagos International tournament in women's doubles events. In 2019, she competed at the

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, won a mixed team gold, also two silver medals in the women's singles and doubles events. In 2021, she competed at the

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Achievements

African Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

African Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

African Youth Games

''Girls' singles'' ''Girls' doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

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* Living people 1998 births Sportspeople from Ogun State Nigerian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Nigeria Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games silver medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in badminton 21st-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-badminton-bio-stub