Nigeria’s Adeagbo set to make history in bobsleigh
Simidele Adeagbo is set to make history as the first African to participate in bobsleigh at the BMW IBSF World Championship in Winterburg, Germany.
“This weekend I will make history for Nigeria🇳🇬 as the 1st African athlete to compete in bobsleigh at the BMW IBSF World Chams,” she wrote on her X account.
“This is the FIRST time ever the continent of Africa will be represented in bobsleigh at a World Champs in the 100 years since @ibsfsliding was founded.
“I want to take a moment to celebrate this significant barrier that took a century to break. Too often our historic contributions are not recognized, undervalued, and forgotten. So as we celebrate BHM, I’m honored to write another chapter in the new future of sport.”
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According to her, the feat is a testament to hard work, hoping it will inspire the younger generation of girls.
“This first will be forever recorded in history, paving the way for greater access and inclusion in the primarily Eurocentric, male-dominated sport of bobsleigh. This historic moment is a testament to hard work and dreaming more than others think is practical,” Simidele wrote.
“As I break this barrier on the ice, through the work of the @simisleighsfoundation, I continue to break the barriers that limit women and girls’ opportunities to reach their full potential”.