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Nigeria, being a Table Tennis powerhouse in Africa, head into the 2024 Paris Olympics with four medal hopefuls.
African Table tennis star, Quadri Aruna will be leading team Nigeria to the ping pong event at the Olympics.
The Olympics will begin in Paris, the capital city of France, as the draws take place on July 24th, 2024.
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Going into the Olympics, Nigeria is one of the key contenders in Table Tennis in Africa. Here are four Players who are medal hopefuls for the country:
1. Quadri Aruna set to break his record
Quadri Aruna will be hoping to break his record of being the only African to reach the last eight of the men’s singles in 2016.
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The 35-year-old earned a prestigious seeding in the men's singles event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, according to the International Table Tennis Federation.
The world number 19 will start his campaign in the second round as the 14th seed.
He has competed in three Olympics, and Paris will be his fourth appearance at the showpiece. He featured in the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.
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Quadri Aruna, currently ranked 16th, has a golden chance to climb the rankings and secure a coveted top-16 seed at the Paris Olympics.
With the Oyo-born star leading Nigeria to the Olympics in Paris, Nigeria might shock the world and pick a medal at the Table Tennis event.
2. Olajide Omotayo
Nigeria's Olajide Omotayo is another talent that might grab a medal for the country.
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Olajide Omotayo and Edem Offiong will fly the Green and White colours of Nigeria when the Olympic games kicks off in July.
He made his debut at the Tokyo Olympics and qualified for the Men's Singles Table Tennis event in Paris.
However, he was eliminated in the first round, losing to Tiago Apolónia in straight sets, and will be looking to go beyond the first round in Paris.
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3. Offiong Edem
Offiong will be leading the women's team as she is ready to make her second appearance at the Olympics.
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She made her debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she lost in the first round.
Offiong will begin her quest for glory from the second round of the Women’s Singles.
4. Fatimo Bello
Bello will be joining compatriots Quadri Aruna, Edem Offiong, and Olajide Omotayo to fight for medals in the Ping-Pong events.
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Bello will be making her Olympic debut when the Games begin in Paris.
With these four Table Tennis players ready to make the nation proud, Nigeria could manage to finish on the podium in the Olympic fiesta.
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