Olympics: Nigeria’s Aruna Makes Top 15 Table Tennis Seeding
Team Nigeria Captain for the Tokyo Olympics, Quadri Aruna, has been listed among the top 15 seeded players in the men’s singles table tennis event which kicks on Friday, July 23 in Japan.
Aruna has been seeded number 15 behind Frenchman Simon Gauzy as the highest-rated African in the world. 65 players will compete in the men’s singles event.
The Nigerian table tennis star has been considered as one of the star players to watch out for in the table tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics. He will be hoping to exceed his quarterfinal finish at Rio 2016 in Japan.
Aruna qualified for the Olympics based on his world ranking, and he will be awaiting his first-round opponent when the draws hold this week with Egypt’s Omar Assar seeded 28. Fellow Nigerian, Olajide Omotayo, is seeded 49 in the men’s singles.
In the women’s singles, Nigeria’s Offiong Edem is seeded 53 among the 70 athletes competing in the women’s singles event.
Six-time African champion, Egypt’s Dina Meshref has been seeded 19th. Record-breaking Olufunke Oshonaike who is making a seventh appearance at the Olympics is seeded 60th.
Meanwhile, China’s Fan Zhendong and Chen Meng have been unveiled as the top-seeded entries for the men’s and women’s singles categories.
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