Team Nigeria captain Anuoluwapo Opeyori's journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics came to an end on Wednesday following another defeat in his second game in the badminton men's singles. The number one ranked player in Africa was beaten 2-0 in straight sets by China's Li Shi Feng, who is ranked 6th in the world. Opeyori lost his opening Group N game to Switzerland's Tobias Kuenzi on Tuesday,...
Team Nigeria captain and the country’s only representative in the badminton tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, suffered a 2-0 defeat in his opening game in the men’s singles on Tuesday. The 27-year-old fought valiantly but just fell short to Switzerland’s Tobias Kuenzi, who won the encounter 22-20, 21-14 in straight sets after 41 minutes of action at the La Chapelle Arena Court...
The Paris 2024 Olympics officially got underway on Friday, with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, declaring the event open. The parade of nations took place outside a stadium for the first time, with boats carrying athletes through the centre of Paris on the infamous River Seine. French flag bearers Florent Manaudou and Mélina Robert-Michon took the Olympic Oath on behalf of all Paris 2024 athletes,...
World record holder Tobi Amusan has been selected as Nigeria's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Ogun state-born hurdler, will lead the Nigerian contingent when the opening ceremony takes centre stage on July 26 at the Seine, the city’s main water artery. Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12...
Africa’s badminton champion, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has secured a ticket for the men’s singles badminton event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed Opeyori’s qualification after his participation in various qualifying championships. The announcement that was made over the weekend made the four-time African champion the first Nigerian player to qualify for back-to-back men’s singles event at the Olympics. Opeyori won gold...
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