Group Nigeria suffered a surprising physique blow in Paris as main medal hopeful, Tobi Amusan had a shocker because the world document holder was eradicated within the 110m Hurdles following a sluggish begin in her Semi-Remaining Warmth. Her third positioned, 12.55 seconds end was finally not ok as one of many quickest qualifiers.
It was a double whammy when it was realized {that a} doable reprieve alternative was misplaced as a result of Group Nigeria officers didn’t lodge a protest on time as French qualifier Samba-Mayela stepped out of her lane and will have been disqualified.
Weightlifter Pleasure Eze – a final hope for presumably a shock medal putting within the Girls’s 71kg class put up a spirited problem however finally completed seventh.
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It capped a forgettable Olympics for Group Nigeria, characterised by a doping violation in boxing , a but to be defined athlete exclusion in Monitor and Discipline and an embarrassing incident of fallacious gear in Biking all combining to place a unfavorable spin on Group Nigeria’s outing in Paris.
In a swift response, Sports activities Minister John Enoh held a Media Parley on the Nigerian Consulate in Paris the place he fielded questions from Nigerian Journalists overlaying the Video games. He assured that classes from the poor outing would be the catalyst for obligatory Sports activities Sector reforms, some already in place, to place the nation on the correct path to restoration in an trade the place he admitted Nigeria merely wasn’t residing as much as her true potential.
It’s London 2012 another time.
Deja Vu…….
By Deji Omotoyinbo, in Paris
