Paris 2024 Olympics: Complete List Of Sports Team Nigeria Will Compete In

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, are just five days away and Nigeria is set to make what officials are promising to be a good outing.

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11, 2024 but just as the last event, Nigeria will be featuring in a number of sports but without football.

A total of 88 athletes will represent the country across various sports.

GWG.ng reports on the events Team Nigeria will participate in.

Here is a list of all the sports Team Nigeria will compete in at the Paris 2024 Olympic games:

– Athletics

– Badminton

– Basketball

– Boxing

– Canoeing

– Cycling

– Football

– Table Tennis

– Taekwondo

– Weightlifting

– Wrestling

Meanwhile, the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed his goal for Team Nigeria to surpass its best Olympic performance, achieved at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA.

Enoh has urged Nigerians to fully support the national team throughout the Games.

“Our athletes are putting in tremendous effort and dedication in their preparations,” said Enoh in a statement by Diana-Mary Nsan, S.A. Media to the Honourable Minister of Sports Development.

“We are confident that with the support of every Nigerian, our team will excel and make the nation proud.”

Nigeria’s contingent includes talented and world-class athletes such as Oluwatobiloba Amusan, Ese Brume, Blessing Oborodudu, the two Favours (Ashe and Ofili), Odunayo Adekouroye, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, Aruna Quadri, among other notable names.

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