2024 Paralympic Video games: Nigeria To Face Britain, China In Desk Tennis Occasion

It was learnt that the match schedule exhibits Nigeria will face off in opposition to powerhouse groups from Britain and China within the extremely anticipated desk tennis occasion.

The Nigerian desk tennis workforce is gearing up for an exhilarating competitors on the 2024 Paralympic Video games in Paris, France.

It was learnt that the match schedule exhibits Nigeria will face off in opposition to powerhouse groups from Britain and China within the extremely anticipated desk tennis occasion.

The 2024 Paralympic Video games will run from August 28 to September 8, with the Para desk tennis occasions going down on the South Paris Area 4.

Group Nigeria will start their Paris 2024 Paralympic Video games marketing campaign on Thursday within the desk tennis occasion.

Kayode Alabi and Religion Obazuaye will compete within the blended doubles occasion, going through Nice Britain’s duo of Joshua Stacey and Bly Twomey, whereas Alabi and Victor Farinloye will tackle the Chinese language pair of Huang Jiaxin and Peng Weinan.

Alabi and Obazuaye will begin their marketing campaign from the spherical of 32 within the blended doubles, whereas Alabi and Farinloye will start theirs in spherical 16 of the boys’s doubles.

A assured Alabi expressed the workforce’s readiness to defy the chances saying, “We’re prepared for any opponent as a result of we’re effectively ready for the problem in Paris. There isn’t a doubt that we face robust opponents, however we aren’t going to surrender simply and hope to progress to the subsequent stage,” mentioned the African Champion in Class 6.
Group coach, Nasiru Sule can be optimistic about their possibilities however acknowledges the issue forward: “It’s not going to be simple in any respect as a result of they’re a robust workforce, however we are going to give our greatest.”

The draw for the singles in desk tennis occasion is slated for August thirtieth. The Nigerian workforce of six males and two ladies will compete in doubles, blended doubles, and singles occasions.

The nation has a proud historical past in Paralympic desk tennis, having gained two gold and three bronze medals since their first win in Atlanta in 1996.