All Eyes On Team Nigeria As Delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics Get Officially Underway Today

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The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will officially get underway today, July 23, 2021 after more than a year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the

Across the sport lines, hopes are high – with the duo of Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo presenting an interesting prospect in table tennis, not forgetting Funke Oshonaike, who will be participating in her seventh Olympics.

Speaking before departing Nigeria for Tokyo, the 27-year-old wrestler assured Nigerians that she will ‘definitely’ win a historic gold medal for the country at the Tokyo Olympics. “So, having an Olympic champion in my gym, having a world-class coach , and my training partners are doing brilliantly well. So, I don’t have any pressure going to the Olympics.

 

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