Nigeria's chances of winning a lot of medals (Gold, Silver and bronze) at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, is in doubt. Nigeria is scheduled to compete at this year's Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024.
Nigeria's chances of winning a lot of medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, is in doubt. Nigeria is scheduled to compete at this year's Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. There are several sports - Football, Rugby Sevens, Handball and Archery - running before the Opening Ceremony on Friday. A whopping 32 sports are featured in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
reports that a total of 87 athletes will represent Nigeria in 12 different sports at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The sports are athletics, taekwondo, swimming, boxing, table tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, badminton, canoeing, cycling, football and basketball . reports that the sports Team Nigeria will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympic are below average when compared to the total number of featured sports events. Nigeria's Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has already called for Nigerians to throw their weight behind the nation throughout the games. Enoh also stated that his aspiration is for Team Nigeria to surpass its best Olympic outing achieved at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA.
, Isa Saleh, Co-founder of Borno Junior League, expressed his doubt that Team Nigeria will win many medals for the country. Saleh cited poor preparation, lack of world standard sporting facilities in the country and below average number of participants in the total featured sports event at Paris 2024 Olympics. 'Well, it is good that Nigeria will be participating in the 2024 Olympics in Paris,' Saleh said.
reports that Nigeria's contingent for Paris 2024 Olympic encompasses talented and world-class athletes such as Oluwatobiloba Amusan, Ese Brume, Blessing Oborodudu, the two Favours , Odunayo Adekouroye, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, Aruna Quadri, among other names.
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