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Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Opeyori loses opening game in men’s badminton singles

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,...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Opeyori loses opening game in men’s badminton singles

by Ibikunle Salako

31 July 2024

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...

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Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Opeyori exits badminton men’s singles after two defeats

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Opeyori loses opening game in men’s badminton singles

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