Less than 24 hours after Nigeria’s Tosin Oribamise and three others qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee, IOC, will this week confirm the Nigerian star alongside others for the multi-sports tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to ITTF Competition Manager, Mounir Bessah, the list of the African qualifiers would be forwarded to IOC today and the Olympic body is expected to confirm their qualifications from the National Olympic Committee, NOC, of the players.
Oribamise is the second Nigerian player to be featuring in the Youth Olympic Games, YOG, after Ojo Onaolapo took part in the maiden edition of YOG in Singapore, where he made it to the quarterfinal stage of the boys’ singles.
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