Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Patricia Apolot

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 09:16, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Patricia Apolot

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Kickboxer who fails to meet the notability criteria at WP:KICK. Coverage is routine sports reporting and winning a title from a minor organization does not show notability.Mdtemp (talk) 17:36, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 21:31, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Delete As per nominator.Peter Rehse (talk) 21:52, 25 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Perhaps not fully notable under WP:KICK, but comes close as she's scheduled to fight for the continental African ISKA title (not the world title as listed as a requirement for full WP:KICK); however, the subject appears to satisfy Wikipedia:Notability as a person of interest that receives consistent coverage of her fights by multiple, major news sources in Uganda, some of which are already linked in the article (a simple Google search will reveal more). One article states that "She became the first female Ugandan fighter to win outside Africa", which is a notable achievement for a woman fighter from a small country, and good enough to earn media interest from within Uganda. Even has a video story (http://www.ntv.co.ug/news-features/living-life/living-life-story-female-kick-boxer-patricia-apolot) by NTV Uganda, an independent TV Station in Uganda that's listed here[1] as being the target of Uganda censorship. This story was edited and released internationally through AP - one version was reproduced at CCTV, a major TV station in China, here (http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=309998). Earns coverage from an article from Hungary with a brief mention of her fight against the Hungarian contender (http://dunaujvaros.com/hirek/201506/nemzetek_csataja_utos_este_volt). Listed as part of a new wave of interest and success in kickboxing in Uganda, one of the few national champs at kickboxing in Uganda along with Moses Golola (http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/662920-kickboxing-federation-boasts-about-a-successful-2014-season.html). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.193.47.172 (talk) 08:39, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Routine sports reporting and promotion is not considered significant independent coverage for purposes of meeting WP:GNG. Mdtemp (talk) 17:32, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

1. These articles aren't promotional articles - they're articles by the largest newspapers in Uganda. The New Vision is the largest newspaper in Uganda, which, along with the Daily Monitor, are the two most important newspapers in Uganda(Media_in_Uganda). 2. There are several independent stories that go beyond routine sports reporting. The 2nd biggest newspaper in Uganda, the Daily Monitor, went out of its way to do a special interview with the subject - even mentioning how hard it was to secure the interview "Catching up with Patricia Apolot for an interview demands the patience of the Biblical Job. She will answer your calls, but she will also be busy with this or the other; at a mall fixing her gadget, at a press conference, persuading a potential sponsor or at the gym training for her coming fight" (http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Full-Woman/Patricia-Apolot--Uganda-s-female-kickboxing-star/-/689842/2822464/-/jwrjxr/-/index.html). Why would the second largest newspaper in Uganda waste its time pursuing a special interview with someone if they were not notable? Another major Ugandan newspaper, the The Observer (Uganda), also did a story that covered more than simple routine sports reporting (http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33299:-babe-of-the-week-apolot-kicks-her-way-to-national-title&catid=42:sizzling-entertainment&Itemid=74). An independent TV station in Uganda went out of it's way to do a special segment on the subject(http://www.ntv.co.ug/news-features/living-life/living-life-story-female-kick-boxer-patricia-apolot), a story that later made it to China Central Television via the Associated Press (http://newscontent.cctv.com/NewJsp/news.jsp?fileId=309998). There's at least 3 different, reliable, major sources in Uganda that have gone out of their way to do in-depth reports on the subject. If this doesn't satisfy your definition of going beyond "routine sports reporting", please show me a link in the notability guidelines that specifies the requirements for fulfilling this condition.

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:52, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. — JJMC89 (T·C) 02:52, 26 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – The subject passes WP:BASIC. The following articles/news coverage provide significant biographical coverage about the subject that is well beyond routine coverage: Daily Monitor, The Observer, NTV-Uganda. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:05, 1 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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