Anuoluwapo Opeyori concluded his journey at the Paris Olympics after a challenging match against the formidable Li Shifeng of China, currently ranked 6th globally in men’s Singles Badminton.

Despite the initial setback of losing his opening game, Opeyori displayed resilience and determination in attempting to stage a upset for a chance to advance.

However, despite his efforts, he was unable to overturn the match result, ultimately losing both sets with identical scores of 17-21, 17-21 to the skilled Shifeng.

Opeyori is the only representative of Team Nigeria in this event. This is his second consecutive Olympics.

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Gregory Airende is an enthusiastic Sportswriter and Analyst who has an in-depth knowledge of various sports like Athletics, Football, Basketball, and Gymnastics. His work experience include being a content writer at The Athletic Heat, to a Football Analyst at Sportskeeda and now a Junior Sportswriter at Making of Champions.

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