Nigeria’s first Olympics medal was won at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo where the country’s representative in boxing, Nojeem Maiyegun won a bronze medal in the men’s light middleweight class.
That achievement opened the door for more medals in subsequent editions with Team Nigeria’s best outing being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where Nigeria won two gold, one silver, and three bronze medals.
It was at the Atlanta Olympics that Nigeria won her first and only individual Olympics gold medal. Policewoman, Chioma Ajunwa leapt 7.2m to win gold in the long jump event. Her record stood for 25 years before it was broken by fellow Nigerian, Ese Brume who jumped 7.17m at a recent event.
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Abdoul Razak Issoufou Alfaga (Taekwondo / Niger)
Avec Cheick Cissé et Ruth Gbagbi (Côte d’Ivoire) ou Anthony Obame (Gabon), l’Afrique sera encore très bien représentée aux Jeux olympiques. Médaillé d’argent à Rio en 2016, Abdoul Razak Alfaga peut légitimement se poser parmi les favoris pour le titre chez les poids lourds, à Tokyo. Sérieusement blessé fin décembre 2019, le Nigérien a peut-être paradoxalement profité du report des JO pour aborder le tournoi dans une meilleure forme.
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“Every tournament is a challenge. This is the toughest Olympics so far for me. I am saying it because we have the top 100 players in the draw. With pressure it will be difficult but I am looking forward to giving my best.
“It is a good thing as I will be starting from the 3rd round. But the people who are starting from the first and second round will have better opportunities as they would have warmed very well and gotten used to the environment.
“It was a shock for me but I was happy to be named the Team Nigeria captain. I think it is a plus for table tennis in Nigeria. We are doing very fine. We are all one family and are communicating very well. We are looking forward to doing our best.
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