Sports
Omotayo crashes out of Spanish Open
Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo could not make it to the main draw of the ongoing ITTF Challenge Spanish Open as he crashed out in the preliminary round of men’s singles category on Thursday.
Despite winning his first game against Turkey’s Ibrahim Gündüz on Wednesday, Omotayo was sent packing in the final preliminary round match which he lost 4-1 (11-7, 11-8, 11-7, 10-12, 13-11) to Kazakhstan’s Denis Zholudov.
Omotayo finished second in Group 4 with three points.
Read Also: Eagles drop in FIFA rankings despite improved form
Zholudov who emerged winner of the group with four points advanced to the main draw. Gunduz was third earning just two points from two games.
Omotayo is however still in the Men’s doubles category. He will partner Congo Brazzaville’s Saheed Idowu in the preliminary round as they face their Irish counterparts later on Thursday.
The tournament which is currently holding in Almeria, Spain will end on Sunday November 26.
RipplesNigeria… without borders, without fears
Click here to join the Ripples Nigeria WhatsApp group for latest updates.
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...