Adeleye made this known while responding from Gold Coast, Australia, to questions on Nigeria’s performance at the games from the News Agency of Nigeria Abuja on Sunday.
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Portugal-based Quadri had earlier defeated Singapore’s Xue Jie Pang 4-1 in the Men’s singles round of 16 to progress to the quarter final of the games.
Competing in the lightweight class (60kg), Odunuga was awarded the fight against Caroline Veyre of Canada following a verdict of Referee Stop Contest.
Despite a dominant display by Oriyomi, the contest was abandoned after round one and was awarded to McNaul.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the duo of Paul Kehinde and Lucy Kehinde won silver medals each in the men and women’s events.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogunlewe qualified for the final despite finishing third in his semi-final, while Adegoke won his semi-final and qualified automatically.
Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday that the championship was part of preparation for the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Commonwealth Games.
The athletes expressed their gratitude to the AFN on Saturday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on the new season beginning earlier than those of most countries.
The Technical Director of AFN, Sunday Adeleye, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja as the two-day All-Comers Athletics Championship ended on Saturday.
Adeleye said Ibrahim Gusau, the federation’s President, had tasked the board to work hard toward ensuring victory in every competition.
Igali told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that this could happen with the trend of events after Nigeria’s successful participation at the recent World Championships in Paris.