Tag: Table Tennis
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Top 5 most followed sports in Nigeria
Nigeria has the highest population in Africa and is the seventh most populous country globally. The country has a rich culture, and sport is an integral aspect of their way of life. The love for sport knows no bounds in Nigeria. From following their domestic teams in Nigeria to supporting foreign clubs, especially in the…
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Table-Tennis: Aruna sets new record, rises to 15 in ITTF ranking
Quadri Aruna, Nigerian and International Table-Tennis player, has set a new African record as the first player from the continent to be ranked in top 15 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Ranking. In the Week 37 ranking released on Tuesday by the world table tennis ruling body, Aruna moved four steps up the…
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Why Olympic medal remains elusive after 7th appearance – Oshonaike
Nigeria Table Tennis Queen, Funke Oshonaike, on Wednesday, attributed the dominance of the Asians in Table Tennis as the reason it was difficult for her to win an Olympic medal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oshonaike has been to the world biggest sporting fiesta seven times without any medal. Oshonaike, who joined…
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Nigeria lose to France in Paralympics’ table tennis team event
The pair of Ahmed Koleosho and Isau Ogunkunle on Tuesday failed to reach the semi-finals of their men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. This was after the duo lost 0-2 to the French side in the quarter-finals of their men’s team Class 4 to 5 event of the…
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Tokyo Paralympics: Agunbiade/Olufemi pair advances to table tennis team semi-finals
The pair of Tajudeen Agunbiade and Alabi Olufemi on Tuesday in Tokyo qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Paralympics. In the Class 9 to 10 quarter-final fixture at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the Nigerian duo defeated the Montenegro pair of Luka Bakic and Filip…
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Tokyo Paralympics : Nigeria records first win in table tennis
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Agunbiade on Thursday defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 7-11 6-11 11-5 ) in Group B Class 9…
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5 Nigerians lose in table tennis action at Tokyo Paralympics
Five Nigerians who joined in table tennis action on Wednesday at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo ended up on the losing side. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ahmed Koleoso began the chain of losses when he fell 0-3 to Thomas Bruechle of Germany at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. He lost 5-11…
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Tokyo 2020: Oshonaike officially joins Olympics table tennis Club 7
Nigerian table tennis legend Funke Oshonaike has officially been recognised as a member of the exclusive club of ping pong players who have competed in seven Olympic Games. Oshonaike was presented with a plaque on Monday to officially mark her induction into the exclusive club, making her the first woman in the world of table…
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Table Tennis: Durban to host 2023 World Championships
The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships will be staged in Durban, South Africa, the first time since 1939 the tournament has been staged on the African continent. Durban beat 2017 hosts Dusseldorf 90-39 in a vote by members of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), and becomes the first South African city to stage the…
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Table Tennis: Nigeria still on course for 2020 Olympics – NTTF Official
Nasiu Bello, Coach for the National Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), on Tuesday denied speculations that Nigeria had crashed out of the 2020 Olympics set to hold in Tokyo. Bello told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the qualification stages for the Olympic were in five parts. He added that Nigeria had lost…