Offiong Edem lost to Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi 4-0 in the women’s singles event of the table tennis competition on Sunday to add to Team Nigeria’s losing run at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris.
Edem lost 8-11 4-11 11-13 10-12 in her Round of 64 match.
Her loss made it the third loss of the day for Team Nigeria, which had earlier lost in boxing and football.
It was cumulatively Team Nigeria’s sixth loss competitively.
This was after seeing the Super Falcons lost their opening game 0-1 against Brazil on Thursday in women’s football.
The duo of Quadri Aruna and Olajide Omotayo also lost in the men’s singles of table tennis on Saturday.
Fatimo Bello who plays her first game of the women’s singles on Monday is Nigeria’s remaining hope in the singles events of the table tennis competition.
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