The Nation Newspaper Nigeria’s amazons set to light up Paris 2024
Since Clarice Ahanotu and Amelia Okoli became the first women to represent Nigeria at the Olympics in 1964, not only has the number of women donning the colours of Nigeria at the world’s foremost sporting event increased in participation and across other sports, they have gone on to achieve many memorable moments for the country. OLUWAMAYOMIKUN OREKOYA writes
They have been drawn in the same group with Spain, Brazil, and Japan, and will be hoping to deliver an exciting performance in a group that has been labelled as a group of death. “The second camp will be in the US for the people who are playing in the US and the environments there. And then the last part of the camp which would be for the selected team basically.
Competing alongside Ayomide Bello, the Nigerian duo took just 2.24.45 seconds to seal top spot in the women’s C2 500m category on home water at Jabi Lake, securing an Olympic quota for Paris 2024. “Otuedo is a very obedient athlete when it comes to training and she listens,” Ebenezer Ukwunna, Technical Director of the Nigeria Rowing, Canoe & Sailing Federation, said.
Former Olympic Gold medallist and President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation , Dr Daniel Igali confirmed that Nigeria is the only country that has five female players qualifying for Paris 2024 and ensured Nigerians that the board is focused on an eventful tournament, adding that to win gold medals with the wrestlers at the Olympics would be the icing on the federation’s cake.
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