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High expectations as Nigeria Fields 82 Athletes for 2024 Paris Olympics
The Nigeria Olympic contingent has been named and sports fans around the country now know who will be representing the country and in which events at the Paris Olympics. Team Nigeria will soon depart for the quadrennial event in the French capital.
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to commence on July 26 in France. Nigeria is scheduled to compete in the prestigious tournament.
Since the country made its debut in Helsinki 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott. A total of 82 Nigerian flagbearers will be competing in at least 11 games in 2024.
The Paris 2024, the event is scheduled to kick off with an explosive opening ceremony on July 26th. While Paris is the main host city, some competitions might begin as early as July 24th, and other French cities may also co-host events.
Building on their robust record of being regular participants in Summer Olympics, Nigeria will be represented by 82 athletes to compete across 11 different sports.
A breakdown of the athletes and their events shows that athletics(Track and Field) form the larger share of the contingent with 32 athletes, out of which are 14 male and 18 female athletes. Football, with an 18-woman squad comes second while Basketball with 12 players comes third.
For the first time since 2016, Nigeria will send three boxers to the Olympics. Dolapo Omole (men’s featherweight), Olaitan Olaore (men’s heavyweight), and Cynthia Ogunsemilore (women’s lightweight). All secured their Olympic tickets in their respective weight classes by reaching the finals in qualifying tournaments.
Below is a list of the sports Nigeria will compete in at the Summer Olympics and the athletes.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games