Aruna Quadri made history
as the 1st African to reach the quarter-finals stage of the Olympic
Games Table Tennis event on Monday, August 8, 2016.
This feat was achieved
after the 28-year old player and world number 40 beat Germany’s Boll Timo, the
world’s number 13 in 16 minutes at the Rio Olympic Games.
Prior to Monday’s game, Aruna
Quadri defeated the world’s number 7, Chinese
Taipei’s Chang Chun-Yuan, to book a place against Timo Boll. He will play against
China’s Ma Long, the world number one later today, Tuesday, August 9, 2016.
Congratulations
Aruna!!! Keep making Nigerians proud…
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