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Team Nigeria's Captain, Opeyori, dumps out of Paris Olympics

Posted : 01 August 2024

The captain of Team Nigeria for the Paris 2024 Olympics, Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori, is now officially out of the quadrennial games after suffering a second defeat to China’s Li Shi Feng in the Men’s Singles Badminton event.


The world number 6 overpowered Africa's number one by winning 2-0 (21-17, 21-17).


Recall that Opeyori had lost his first game against Switzerland’s Tobias Kunzi in the opening round.


The match, held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, saw Kunzi edge out Opeyori with scores of 22-20 and 21-14.


This loss marks Opeyori’s second consecutive defeat at Paris 2024, ending his Olympic journey in the first round.


He now joins the growing list of Team Nigeria athletes who have exited the Olympics, including the Super Falcons, who lost 1-3 to Japan in the women’s football event earlier on Wednesday. Opeyori is the 7th Nigerian athlete to be eliminated from the games.


Aruna Quadri, Fatimah Bello, Olajide Omotayo, and Edem Offiong have all been eliminated from the table tennis event, while Adam Olaore also suffered first-round elimination in the boxing event.

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