With a few days to the kick-off of the table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has re-enlivened the feat achieved by Nigeria’s duo of Segun Toriola and Olufunke Oshonaike and three others for competing in seven Olympic Games.
With a few days to the kick-off of the table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis Federation has re-enlivened the feat achieved by Nigeria’s duo of Segun Toriola and Olufunke Oshonaike and three others for competing in seven Olympic Games.
“Seven Olympic appearances is a testament to an athlete’s unwavering dedication and exceptional talent. These players have dedicated years of relentless training, honing their skills to compete at the highest level. With the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the legendary Timo Boll is poised to join this elite club, further solidifying Club 7’s status as a mark of true table tennis greatness,” the world body said.
For Toriola, the world body said the African Games table tennis record holder featured at the Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 set the pace for others to follow and he has been joined in the Club 7 by Oshonaike as a pioneer for African table tennis.
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