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  • Tokyo Paralympics : Nigeria records first win in table tennis

    Tokyo Paralympics : Nigeria records first win in table tennis

    Nigeria’s Tajundeen  Agunbiade  defeated  Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo .  Agunbiade  on Thursday defeated  Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5  7-11 6-11 11-5 ) in Group B Class 9 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Isau Ogunkunle lost 3-2 Maxime Thomas of France  in their group Class 4. He lost 11-8 5-11 13-11 6-11 7-11 in a group F of e men’s singles Class 4.Olufemi Alabi lost  0-3 (9-11 8-11 6-11) to Joel Coughlan of  Australia in a Class 10 Group C actionFaith Obazuaye also lost 0-3 (6-11 5-11 9-11)  to  Xiaojing Zhao of China in women’s singles in class 10 Group COgunkunle Isau in his second game went on to  lose 1-3 (7-11 7-11 11-7 9-11)  to Mohammed Saleh in  Egypt in class 4 Group C

    Our correspondent reports that the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics which started on Aug. 24 is expected to Sept. 5.

  • Table tennis: World Championships provisionally scheduled for September to October in South Korea

    Table tennis: World Championships provisionally scheduled for September to October in South Korea

    The Table Tennis World Championships, which was postponed due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, has been provisionally scheduled to hold in South Korea between Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, the sport’s governing body said on Tuesday.

    The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) had decided earlier this year that the event, which was originally scheduled to be held in March in the Southern city of Busan, would be shifted to June following the COVID-19 outbreak.

    The move followed the governing body’s decision to suspend all ITTF events and activities until June 30.

    “The ITTF has been working in close cooperation with the Korea Table Tennis Association (KTTA) in order to establish the new provisional dates and also have other optional dates to stage the World Championships, if necessary,” the ITTF said in a statement.

  • Table Tennis: Oshonaike, Edem, Omotayo qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

    Table Tennis: Oshonaike, Edem, Omotayo qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

    Nigeria’s Funke Oshonaike, Offiong Edem and Olajide Omotayo have qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
    Oshonaike would be making her seventh appearance at the Games, a feat which would see her become the first African woman to participate in seven editions of the Games.
    It was also an exciting moment for Edem and Omotayo, who all sealed qualification at the ITTF 2020 African Singles and Mixed Doubles Olympic qualifiers in Tunisia and secured a semi final spot.
    Meanwhile,  Aruna Quadri, the world number 18 ranked player was forced to withdraw from his last qualification match against Hman Adam of Tunisia in the men’s singles, due to a recurring thigh injury.
    The result meant Aruna finished third in group A, after earlier losing 2-4 (7-11, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 7-11) to Senegal’s Ibrahima Diaw and winning one match against Togo’s Dodji Fanny.
    Consequently, the former African champion did not qualify but still has a chance to qualify through the ITTF world rankings.
    Earlier, Edem became the first Nigerian to qualify after a hard fought 4-3 (13-11,11-1,9-11,11-95-11,8-11,11-6) victory over Tunisia’s Garci Fadwa.
    She had also defeated Marta Gulti of Ethiopia by 4-0 as well as Abir Haj Salah of Tunisia by the same scoreline.
    Similarly, Oshonaike, who would be retiring after the 2020 Olympics, claimed a 4-1 victory over Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi.
    The same score was evident in Oshonaike win against Mauritius Nandeshweree Jalim.
    Meanwhile, Omotayo defeated Kizito Oba of Cote D’ Ivoire 4-2 and Algeria’s Larbi Bouriah as well as Tunisia’s Kareem Yahia Ben.
    The mixed doubles events holds on Saturday. (NAN)
  • 2020 NIPOGA: Unseeded Raphael upsets national player Orok in table tennis event

    2020 NIPOGA: Unseeded Raphael upsets national player Orok in table tennis event

    Oluwaseun Raphael of Kwara State Polytechnic on Tuesday in Ilorin created an upset by beating national table tennis player Etim Orok of Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) 3-2.

    Raphael’s victory was in the men’s singles table tennis event at the ongoing Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) in Ilorin.

    In the match at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara Polytechnic Stadium Complex, Raphael staged a comeback from two sets down to eventually win the match.

    The game’s third set, which kept spectators at the edge of their seats, saw Raphael recovering from 8-3 down to 8-8 and eventually 11-8 to win the match.

    Raphael later told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) it was determination which helped him to win as it was not easy playing against a national team player.

    “I did not expect the comeback, but it was determination that helped me in the last set, because it was not easy playing against a top-ranked player.

    “But I hope to play better in my next game to cause another upset, because this kind of victory is sweet,” he said.

    Games which started on Wednesday has athletes from 51 polytechnics featuring in 14 sports events.(NAN)