The International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, has applauded two Nigerian olympians, Olufunke Oshonaike and Segun Toriola, for their seven appearances, each, at the Olympic Games.
The 2024 Paris Olympics is billed to get underway from July 26 till August 10
According to a statement released by the World Table Tennis ruling body, the Olympic Games is a breeding ground for legends, but within this elite company exists an even more exclusive circle known as Club 7, Olympians who have featured in 7 Olympic games.
These aren’t your average Olympians; they are the table tennis titans who have defied age, competition, and the odds to compete a staggering seven times on the grandest sporting stage.
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Oshonaike, being the only female in the Club 7, featured at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020.
Three other Olympians were also applauded for joining the exclusive club 7, namely; Jean-Michel Saive from Belgium, Jörgen Persson from Sweden, and Croatian Olympian Zoran Primorac.
