Team Nigeria’s start to life in the table tennis tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics did not end on a positive note as the duo of Quadri Aruna and Omotayo Olajide were both knocked out in the Round of 64 in the men’s singles event. Aruna, who is one of the 16 top-ranked men’s players at the Olympics, was stunned by Romanian teenager Eduard Ionescu, who...
Africa's leading table tennis star, Nigeria's Quadri Aruna, will come up against Romania's Eduard Ionescu in the Round of 64 in the men's singles table tennis event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The 35-year-old, who is set to make his fifth appearance at the Olympics, has been pitted against a familiar foe in the second round after he was handed a bye in the first...
The Nigerian trio of Olajide Omotayo, Offiong Edem, and Fatimo Bello will all get to know their respective first-round opponents when the official draws for the table tennis event in the much-anticipated Paris 2024 Olympics take place on Wednesday, July 24. A mammoth 172 athletes (86 men and 86 women) are set to battle it out across five events—singles and doubles (two per gender) as well...
After missing the WTT Contender events in Lagos and Tunis last month, Quadri Aruna is back in action at the WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024 in Thailand. As one of the top seeds in the men’s singles, the Nigerian aims to bolster his ranking points ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Currently ranked 16th by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), Aruna could secure a...
Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has returned to the top of the African ranking, less than two months after relinquishing his place to Egyptian rival Omar Assar. The 35-year-old Nigerian, who recently won the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Cup in Kigali, Rwanda, also rose in the world ranking, taking a leap from 19th to 17th in the new rankings released for Week 22...
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