Lailatou Amadou Lele (born May 29, 1983) is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

practitioner, who competed for the women's featherweight category (57 kg) at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. She was disqualified from the competition for unknown reasons, allowing her first opponent Debora Nunes of Brazil to be given an automatic free pass for the subsequent round.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
1983 births Living people Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Niger Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics Nigerien female taekwondo practitioners 21st-century Nigerien people {{Niger-taekwondo-bio-stub