The men’s singles draw at the 2024 Olympic Games welcomes African powerhouse, Quadri Aruna from Nigeria, alongside the Americas’ rising talent Nicolas Burgos from Chile
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With less than 50 days until the games, this week’s world ranking update has seen eight athletes secure their participation based on the selection of Continental quotas allocated by World Ranking. The Women’s Singles competition showcases a similar level of global talent. Lynda Loghraibi from Algeria , Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico , Singapore’s Zhou Jingyi , and Yang Xiaoxin of Monaco can now officially begin their preparations for their Olympic dreams in Paris.
Also, the ITTF has named three Africans—Akram Ben Attia from Tunisia; Es-Sayed Elrawdy from Egypt, and Ronald Mugwanya from Uganda as umpires for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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