Nigeria at Tokyo Olympics: Quadri crashes out in third round

Aruna reached the quarter-finals in Rio Games in 2016 could not replicate the same in Tokyo.

Africa’s highest-ranked table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, has crashed out of the men’s singles event at the ongoingAruna, who reached the quarter-finals of the event in Rio in 2016 could not replicate the same in Tokyo as he lost 2-4 in the third round to Brazil’s Gustavo Tsuboi at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 15-13 9-11 6-11 11-7 7-11 6-11.

While Oshonaike was eliminated in the preliminary round, Omotayo bowed out in the first round while Edem was knocked out in the second round, a situation the ITTF Africa finds quite disheartening. “It must be painful for Team Nigeria fans after seeing all their players exit the men’s and women’s singles events.”Tokyo Olympics: D’Tigress succumb to U.S. after bright start

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