By Daily Sports Nigeria on June 15, 2024
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as one of the 86 players who will take part in the men’s singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by world ranking.
The 35-year-old will be making his fourth appearance at the Olympics having previously represented Nigeria in 2012, 2016 and 2020, reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.
Aruna and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi were both confirmed by the ITTF on Friday ahead of next week’s world ranking.
The Nigerian’s qualification by ranking had been delayed by the point deduction he suffered in April but he was on course to make the trip to Paris after winning his appeal against the ITTF.
“With less than 50 days to the games, this week’s world ranking update has seen eight athletes secure their participation based on the selection of continental quotas allocated by world ranking,” ITTF said in a statement relayed by the African Table Tennis Federation.
“The men’s singles draw welcomes African powerhouse, Quadri Aruna from Nigeria, alongside the Americas’ rising talent Nicolas Burgos from Chile. Asia’s Kirill Gerassimenko of Kazakhstan and Europe’s Alvaro Robles of Spain, who previously qualified in mixed doubles, also confirm their spots.
“The women’s singles competition showcases a similar level of global talent. Lynda Loghraibi from Algeria (Africa), Adriana Diaz of Puerto Rico (Americas), Singapore’s Zhou Jingyi (Asia), and Yang Xiaoxin of Monaco (Europe) can now officially begin their preparations for their Olympic dreams in Paris.”
With only one more world ranking update scheduled before the final roster for Paris is confirmed, the qualification process reaches its penultimate stage as next week’s world rankings will be crucial in determining the final competitors for the highly anticipated Paris 2024 Games.
86 men and 86 women are expected to compete in the singles events of the Olympic Games
Also, ITTF has named three Africans – Akram Attia (Tunisia), Es-Sayed Elrawdy (Egypt), and Ronald Mugwanya (Uganda) as umpires for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Source Punch Ng
Posted June 15, 2024
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