Paris 2024: Aruna Drawn Against Romania’s Ionescu in First-Round of Men’s Singles
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna will begin action against a familiar foe in Romania’s Eduard Ionescu in the first round of the men’s singles, in the table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic starting on Friday, July 26.
Aruna was drawn against Ionescu after the conclusion of the draw conducted on Wednesday, July 24 at the South Paris Arena.
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According to the head-to-head between Aruna and Ionescu, both players have met once which was during the semifinal of the European Champions League in which the Romanian defeated Aruna 3-2.
Also, another Team Nigeria medal hopeful Olajide Omotayo will take on Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan.
Egypt’s Omar Assar will face Madagascar’s debutant Fabio Rakotoarimanana while Algeria’s Mehdi Bouloussa will take on Croatia’s Tomislav Pucar.
Nigeria-born Congo Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu will battle Sweden’s Anton Kallberg, while the only African starting his campaign from the preliminary round of the Men’s Singles is Senegal’s Ibrahima Diaw who will take on Nepal’s Santoo Shrestha.
In the women’s event, Offiong Edem will lock horns against Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi while debutant Fatimo Bello will face take on Chinese-born French star Jia Nana Yuan in the first round.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games mark a momentous occasion for table tennis: its 10th appearance as an Olympic sport, since its debut at Seoul 1988 in South Korea.
By Dotun Omisakin
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