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

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

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...