Aruna, Ejike to lead Team Nigeria for Tokyo 2020 – sportlens360
National Teams

Aruna, Ejike to lead Team Nigeria for Tokyo 2020

Table tennis sensation, Aruna Quadri will take the mantle of leading Team Nigeria to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, while Lucy Ejike will lead the Paralympics Team.

Aruna, who is the top-ranked African in the men’s singles world rankings, was selected to lead the athletes during the National Sports Federations meeting held in Abuja.

The 2014 World Table Tennis Player of the Year who is making his third Olympics appearance will be assisted by the captain of the women basketball team Adaora Elonu.

Commonwealth wrestling medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye will be the flag bearer during the opening ceremony, while African record holder in the long jump Ese Brume will bear the flag during the closing ceremony.

Lucy Ejike who will be competing in the Para powerlifting will Captain Team Nigeria to the Paralympics Games.

Meanwhile, the first batch of Team Nigeria contingent is expected to depart the country to Japan on Tuesday, July 6 while the second batch departs July 13, 2021.

For the Paralympic Games, Team Nigeria will depart on August 8, for a 14-day Pre-Games Training Camp (PGTC) in Kisarazu.

Team Nigeria will compete in nine Sports at the Olympics and four Sports in the Paralympics. Weightlifting has been excluded following the failure of its athletes to meet the standard.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button