Tobi Amusan has been named Nigeria's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, the country's sports ministry said.
World record sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan has been named Nigeria's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics , the country's sports ministry said on Tuesday. Amusan becomes the first member of the athletics team to be given the honour in 20 years after Mary Onyali carried the flag at the 2004 Athens Games.…
Amusan becomes the first member of the athletics team to be given the honour in 20 years after Mary Onyali carried the flag at the 2004 Athens Games. “Their leadership will be invaluable to Team Nigeria as we aim for success at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.” Amusan set the 100 metres hurdles world record of 12.12sec at the 2022 world championships in Eugene, Oregon and went on to win the world title.Opeyori won the African Championships and African Games in the singles event in 2019. He also won gold in the men’s singles at the 2023 African Games, and a silver medal in the men’s singles at Accra 2023.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities.
As the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games intensifies, the International Table Tennis Federation has announced significant progress in the qualification process for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The International Table Tennis Federation 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.
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