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Olympics: Team Nigeria First Batch Departs For Tokyo Today
- Nigeria will be competing in nine sports at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics which runs from July 23rd- August 8th
The first batch contingent of Team Nigeria will today Tuesday, July 6th depart Abuja for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The Director, Federation of Elites Athletes Department (FEAD), Simeon Ebhojiaye disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
He said the team members would depart through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport by Ethiopian Airlines.
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They include members of the Canoeing team Ayomide Bello and her coach Ebenezer Ukwunna; Esther Toko and her coach Regina Enofe of Rowing event alongside Secretary-General Olubunmi Oluode.
Also in the team is the Special Adviser on Sports to the Minister, Mary Onyali; Medical crew of Dr Samuel Ogbondeminu – Okoh Joseph, Abdulsalam Shuaibu, and Ekundayo Ogunkunle.
Earlier on Monday, an advance team of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development departed via the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos.
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The second batch will depart on July 13th.
Batch 1: July 6, 2021
Canoe Sprint
Rowing
Table Tennis
Batch 2: July 13, 2021
Athletics
Taekwondo
Wrestling
Batch 3: July 17, 2021
Gymnastics
Badminton
Batch 4: July 19, 2021
Basketball
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