It was the end of the road for Nigeria Canoe athletes on Thursday ( 8 August 2024) at the Paris 2024 Olympics as Ayomide Powei Bello and Beauty Akinaere Otuedo crashed out of their event, reports Sports247.
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The Nigeria duo competed in the quarterfinals of women’s Canoe Single 200m event on Thursday ( 8Auguat 2024) Afternoon but failed to deliver the needed results.
Bello finished 6th in the second quarterfinal with a time of 49.24s, while Otuedo came in 8th in the 3rd heat, crossing the line in 1:01.82.
The return time is not enough to qualify the two Athletes for the semifinals, but flows out of the game in the Quarter Finals and they end their Olympics campaign with no medals.
Team Nigeria will continue the afternoon session on Thursday ( 8 August 2024) in weightlifting as Rafiatu Lawal starts Nigeria campaign in the event seeking Nigeria first medal at the Paris Olympics.