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born 1988 Nigeria
Quadri Akinade Aruna (born 9 August 1988) is a professional Nigerian table tennis player. He competed for Nigeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2020 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals in 2016.[3] He is the first African player to be ranked in the top 10 in the world.
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It’s time, it’s very important Nigeria start to invest in the present young players to attend tournaments regularly.
Thanks to everyone for the support over the years.
With zero support from Nigeria government , I played 99% of the tournaments without a coach and I travelled most of the time alone.
It's all about belief and never giving up. Because even when you have it all and you give up, you can actually lose it all.
I later paid a friend from TOGO to change his flight to coach me in my round of 32 with the help of FANNY as my coach from Togo,I got to round of 16 in Doha world championships.
In August, I will be 38. I think I can try one more Olympics and see what will happen.
"I'm trying to give support to the sport of table tennis in Nigeria, this is the future
In sports there will be ups and there will be downs,"
If I win, I won’t sleep at home or there might be no food for me. She’s actually playing. I vie for honours outside the house, when we play at home, she is champion.
So no matter what, don't give up. Keep fighting and you can become it.
You know, it's just about – no matter where you come from – everything is possible. You can actually become whoever you want to be in sports if you really believe and work tirelessly.
I started an academy, in a different part of Nigeria, four years ago now. I am trying to give back to the sport of table tennis in Nigeria, to support as many young kids as possible, so that we can have better players in the future."
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