No fewer than 60 Nigerian athletes flying the nation’s flag at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics which officially kicked off on Friday.
No fewer than 60 Nigerian athletes flying the nation’s flag at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics which officially kicked off on Friday.
Nigeria will be participating in 10 Olympics sports with Athletics producing the largest contingent, followed by the male and female basketball teams.
The country will also feature in sports like rowing, table tennis, taekwondo and artistic gymnastics.
D’Tigers, Nigerian national basketball team, who had an impressive pre-olympics exhibition games after beating world power United States and Argentina, will be hoping to make it count when it matters most in Tokyo.
Team Nigeria will be looking to add to its 25 Olympics medals at the competitions so far.
Since her debut at the games in 1952, Nigeria only boast of winning three Gold, 10 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.
Team Nigeria performed poorly at the last two Olympics winning only one bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, and none at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Famous for its outstanding run at the 1996 Olympics games, the Nigerian male football team is believed to be one of the country’s most successful Olympics sides, holding one of the country’s three Olympics gold medals.
However, both male and female national football team will be missing out of action after failing to to scale through qualification.
Here is a complete list of all the 60 Athletes representing Nigeria at TOKYO 2020:
Athletics
1.Enoch Adegoke
2.Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
3.Divine Oduduru
4.Usheoritse Itsekiri
5.Samson Nathaniel
6.Chidi Okezie
7.Tobi Amusan
8.Ese Brume
9.Blessing Okagbare
10.Favour Ofili
11.Rosemary Chukwuma
12.Patience Okon-George
13Ruth Usoro
14.Grace Nwokocha
15.Glory Patrick
16.Knowledge Omovoh
17.Nse Imaobong Uko
18.Chioma Onyekwere
- Annette Echikunwoke
Badminton
20.Godwin Olofua
21.Juwon Anuoluwapo 0peyori
22.Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Basketball
Men
23.Caleb Agada
24.Precious Achiuwa
25.Ike Ireogbu
26.Chimezie Metu
27.Jordan Nwora
28.Jahlil Okafor
29.Josh Okogie
30.Stan Okoye
31.Chikezie Okpala
32.Olumiye Oni
33.Ekpe Udoh
34.Nnamdi Vincent
Women
35.Promise Amukamara
36.Oderah Chidom
37.Adara Elonu
38.Ify lbekwe
39.Ezinne Kalu
40.Aisha Mohammed
41.Erica Ogwumike
42.Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah
43.Nneka Ogwumike
44.Atonye Nyingifa
45.Nnenna Amy Okonkwo
46.Elizabeth Williams
Canoe Sprint
47.Emmanuel Ayomide Bello
Rowing
48.Esther oko
Swimming
49.Abiola Ogunbanwo
Table Tennis
50.Aruna Quadri
51.Olajide Omotayo
52.Offiong Edem
53.Funke Oshonaike
Taekwondo
54.Oluchi Elizabeth Anyanacho
Wrestling
55.Ekerekeme Agiomor
56.Odunayo Adekuoroye
57.Aminat Adeniyi
58.Blessing Oborududu
59.Adijat ldris
Artistic Gymnastics
- Uche Eke
