Tag: Aruna
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Aruna shines as ITTF World Championships begin in Doha
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna stole the spotlight on opening day of 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha with a dominant 4-0 win over Brazil’s Victor Ishiy in Men’s Singles. Aruna, the 2024 African Cup champion, on Saturday delivered a confident performance, winning 11-9, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 to underline his top-contender status.
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Aruna ousts Pitchford to progress at WTT Star Contender in Doha
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna kicked off 2025 with a significant victory on Thursday by defeating British champion Liam Pitchford 3-1 in the Round of 32 at the WTT Star Contender Doha in Qatar. The game played at the Lusail Sports Arena saw Pitchford secure the first set 12-10, but
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ITTF Africa championship: Aruna withdraws from men’s singles
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has withdrawn from the men’s singles event at the ongoing 2024 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships in Addis Ababa owing to a thigh injury and fatigue. Despite leading Nigeria to a gold medal in the team
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Aruna picks Olympics ticket for Nigeria in Table Tennis
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has formally confirmed the eventual qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi from Africa, for the singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The confirmation was made in a statement issued on Friday by the ITTF with representation from Africa, the Americas, Asia and…
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Aruna returns to top 16 on ITTF ranking
Nigeria’s Table Tennis sensation, Quadri Aruna, continues his steady rise on the ITTF ranking by gaining one step up on the ladder to occupy the 16th spot as the highest African ranked player. According to a statement on Wednesday by the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), Aruna moves to the 16th
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Aruna withdraws from WTT Contender in Lagos
Nigeria’s table tennis icon, Quadri Aruna, has withdrawn from the upcoming World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender in Lagos. In a video post on his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Tuesday
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Aruna loses to Egypt’s Assar at ITTF Africa Cup
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna on Saturday lost in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup final match to arch rival and defending champion Omar Assar of Egypt. The game played at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi saw
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Aruna out of WTT Singapore Smash
Quadri Aruna’s brilliant run at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Singapore Smash has come to an end, following a 0-4 loss to Brazilian Hugo Caldenaro. The quarter finals game played at the Infinity arena on Friday, saw the Nigerian succumb (11-7, 12-10, 11-2, 11-2) to Caldenaro.
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“Unbelievable”, Aruna reacts after reaching quarter finals in WTT Singapore Smash
Africa’s top table tennis player, Quadri Aruna, defeated Japan’s Tomokazu Harimo, the world number fourth player, 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Smash in Singapore. The game played at the early hours of Thursda
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2020 Olympics: Aruna not satisfied with athletes’ welfare in Tokyo
Team Nigeria’s captain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Quadri Aruna, is not satisfied with the treatment of athletes at the 2020 Games. Aruna, who is Africa’s top-ranked table tennis player, shared his concerns via his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Friday. “You all wanted me to perform well but you removed my coach that qualified me…