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2028 Olympics: Nigerian gymnast, Onusiruka heads to UK for training

Posted : 23 June 2023
Twelve-year-old Stephaine Onusiruka is set to travel for a two-year training tour ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Onusiruka, since age seven has been winning medals for the country in club competitions abroad, as well as the National Youth Games (NYG) and National Sports Festival (NYG).

In a send off  party by her club on Friday, Tony International Gymnastics (TIG) Club in Abuja,  coach Tony Asuquo, said that the aim of the training tour was to prepare the athlete for the Olympics.

“I have no doubt in the talent and abilities of Stephaine and we wish her well as she travels on Sunday.

“She will be exposed to the best facilities, best team and better exposure.

“At Stephaine’s level at the moment, there are some techniques she cannot do at our gym at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.

“Those techniques could get her injured and we don’t have the necessary safety measures or apparatus for her to scale high.

“Moving professionally, she needs a dietician, a psychologist and more and we can’t offer her that here, so the best option for her is to seek the better opportunities abroad,’’ he said.

On her part, the 12-year-old, whose trip is self-funded, was excited about her trip and thanked her parents for the support.

“I am very happy to be traveling. It is a dream come true and I appreciate my parents for the support.

“They have tried a lot to help me achieve this and I promise to do my best,’’ Onusiruka said.

Her mother, Amaka Onusiruka, thanked the immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare for the support and contributions towards her child’s dream.

“This is a dream come true for us. We have been working on this project for a long time.

“I must appreciate the former minister as well as other staff of the Ministry for the support so far.

“I also appreciate the coaches at TIG who have helped discover and improve the talent of my daughter.

“We all hope that Stephaine will continue to improve on this journey,’’ she said.

Onusiriuka is part of the Ministry of Youths and Sports "Talent Hunt Programme" and received a letter of commendation from Sports Minister, Sunday Dare in 2022.

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