Nigeria’s hopes of winning medals in Table Tennis at the Paris Olympics eventually came to an end as the last Nigerian standing, Fatimo Bello who is an Olympic debutant got eliminated in the women’s Singles in the round of 64 by Jia Nan Yuan of France 4-0 (1-11, 3-11, 3-11, 5-1)
Bello struggled to keep up with Yuan’s swiftness and precision right from the first set as she scored only a point. The struggle continued across the successive sets, failing to score a double-figured point throughout the game.
Since the inception of Table Tennis at the 1988 Olympics, this is the first time that no Nigerian table tennis player registered at least one win.
