It was a dismal morning for Team Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with a string of disappointing losses across various events.
The losses of Nigerian athletes at the Olympics seems to have no end.
From not being able to win a medal since the start of the competition, to experiencing slow start and poor finishing.
On Friday, August 9, 2024, the team was hit very hard despite having glimmer of hope for a medal.
In Taekwondo, Elizabeth Oluchi Anyanacho lost her second-round fight in the women’s -67kg category to China’s Jie Song, who progressed to the quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory.
The woes continued in wrestling, where Esther Omolayo Kolawole lost 5-1 to Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the women’s 62kg event.
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Ashton Adeyemi Mutuwa also suffered a defeat in the men’s 125kg Freestyle wrestling, losing 11-0 to Hungary’s Daniel Ligeti.
Furthermore, the quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie were disqualified from the men’s 4x400m relay, adding to Nigeria’s misery.
In a shocking turn of events, Tobi Amusan, the 2022 world champion and world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, failed to qualify for the final of the event.
Amusan finished third in her heat with a time of 12.55 seconds, which wasn’t enough to secure an automatic spot in the final.
In the Women’s 100m Sprint qualifying round, Ese Ukpeseraye finished with the slowest time.
Despite her best efforts, Ukpeseraye’s time wasn’t enough to secure a spot among the top 24 athletes moving on to the next stage of the competition.
The setbacks on Day 14 of the Paris 2024 Olympics have left Team Nigeria reeling, with fans hoping for a turnaround in fortunes in the remaining events.
