With Team Nigeria to the 2024 Olympic Games made up of about 72% women, it is no surprise that the likeliest medal winners for the country are all women
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Nigeria’s women will compete in athletics, football, basketball, wrestling, boxing, cycling, canoeing, table tennis, weightlifting, and aquatics. This includes 18 footballers and 12 basketball players. Remarkably, they also dominate in wrestling and weightlifting, where both qualifiers are women. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.Amusan is Nigeria’s first and only world champion in athletics after breaking the world record and running into the history books. She has always been one to look forward to, and the potency of her words on X continues to ring true.
A multiple medal winner at the World African Championships and Commonwealth Games, Adekuoroye is eager for her first Olympic medal. After overcoming the disappointment of the 2020 Games, she won gold at the Poland Open Ranking Series. Ranked No. 2 in the world in the 57kg category. Her strength lies in her fastidiousness and energy, though she needs to maintain focus throughout her matches.
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