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Paralympians chase titles at 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships

Paralympians Isau Ogunkunle and Faith Obazuaye top the list of participants at the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championship, which kicks off on Monday, 27 January in Lagos, Afrosport reports. Regarded as the longest-running table tennis tournament in Africa, having started in 1968, the tournament will, for the first time, be played nationally. Players from 21 states and 67 clubs will compete for honors in...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Ogunkunle becomes Nigeria’s first para table tennis medalist in 24 years

by Samod Bello

8 September 2024

Isau Ogunkunle became the first Nigerian to win win a medal at Paralympics in 24 years after winning the bronze medal at the 2024 event in Paris on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Nigeria has a solid history in this event with two gold medals and three bronze medals in the past after making their debut just in 1996. Yet, since 2000 when Tajudeen Agunbiade and Femi Alabi...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle reaches Para-table tennis semifinals

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Ogunkunle eyes table tennis gold medal

by Bayo Adegboyega

6 September 2024

Nigeria's Isau Ogunkunle says he is looking forward to winning the class 4 Para-table tennis gold medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, but admits he is aware that he must first win his semi-final clash with South Korea’s Kim Young-gun on Saturday. As he intensifies preparations for the clash with reigning World number two, Kim Young-gun, the Nigerian exclusively told Afrosport that the aim...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle reaches Para-table tennis semifinals

by Bayo Adegboyega

4 September 2024

Nigeria's Isau Ogunkunle has qualified for the semi-finals in the Men's singles class 4 Para-Table tennis event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Ogunkunle came from a set down to beat triple Paralympic bronze medallist and home favourite Maxime Thomas 3-1 (9-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6) to make his first semifinal berth at the Paralympics. 👏👏HE HAS DONE IT AGAIN!! Isau Ogunkunle has continued his giant...

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Paralympians chase titles at 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Ogunkunle becomes Nigeria’s first para table tennis medalist in 24 years

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Ogunkunle eyes table tennis gold medal

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle reaches Para-table tennis semifinals

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