Agunbiade raises Nigeria’s hope in para-table tennis
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade subdued Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record the first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 7-11 6-11 11-5 ) in Group B Class 9 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Isau Ogunkunle lost 3-2, Maxime Thomas of France, in their group Class 4. He lost 11-8 5-11 13-11 6-11 7-11 in a group F of e men’s singles Class 4.
Olufemi Alabi lost 0-3 (9-11 8-11 6-11) to Joel Coughlan of Australia in a Class 10 Group C action.