Nigerian feminine bike owner Ese Ukpeseraye has disclosed that she needed to borrow a bicycle from some German colleagues to have the ability to take part within the 2024 Olympic Games.
She competed within the Keirin and Sprint biking occasion on Wednesday, however could not advance to the following stage after ending sixth.
Ese Ukpeseraye makes historical past regardless of having to borrow bicycle
Although she once more didn’t safe qualification via the repechage, she grew to become the primary Nigerian bike owner to compete on the Olympics.
“Due to the short notice of me competing at the Keirin & Sprint, Team Nigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks,” she wrote on X.
“In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you.”
Meanwhile, Team Ghana’s marketing campaign within the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has come to a disappointing finish with no medals to point out for it.
This follows the failure of the 4×100 relay crew to advance to the ultimate after being disqualified throughout Thursday’s race.
The crew of Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati and Joe Paul Amoah was in Heat 2, alongside Jamaica, Canada, Germany, China, Liberia, Brazil and France.
However, they had been as soon as once more beset by a messy baton changeover, which noticed them end sixth within the race.
While their place already meant they had been out of the Olympics, it quickly emerged that they had been disqualified after a evaluate confirmed a late baton change within the remaining leg.
