Table Tennis: Nigeria’s Omotayo, Edem qualify for Olympic Games

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Edem was the first to secure her spot after a pulsating 4-3 win over Tunisia’s Fadwa Garci in the semifinal of the continental qualification championships.The Nigerian play, who will be attending her fifth Olympic Games after featuring at Athens 2004, London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020, had to raise her game to beat the Tunisian in an energy-sapping encounter at 11-9, 8-11, 11-13, 11-1, 11-8, and 11-6.

In the men’s singles, Omotayo had an easy passage to Paris after a dominant 4-0 win over Saheed Idowu of Congo Brazavillle.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.

Fabio Rakotoarimanana made history in Kigali as he became the first player from Madagascar to qualify for the Olympic Games by beating Tunisia’s Wassim Essid 4-3 in the second semifinal of the men’s singles at the qualifiers. The remaining two slots for the continent will be contested by 12 players who made it to the quarterfinals of the first stage of qualification on Saturday, 18 May.

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