All members of Team Nigeria have now left Tokyo.
reports that the contingent, which touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Thursday afternoon, are coming days after the closing ceremony of the Games, which took place on Sunday in Tokyo.
NAN reports that Team Nigeria, consisting of 60 athletes, coaches and officials, returned to Nigeria in batches as they were eliminated from their various events at the Games.One of Nigeria’s main medal prospects, wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye, who could not make it to the podium after a shock defeat in the quarter-final, told NAN that she was still trying to recover from the experience.
She however assured of coming back stronger while calling for more funding and development for wrestling in the country.
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