Paris 2024: Omotayo crashes out of table tennis single

Nigeria’s Olajide Omotayo crashed out in Round 64 of the men’s singles table tennis event, losing 4-1 to Iran’s Noshad Alamiyan.

Omotayo started the game in commanding fashion, winning the first set 11-6.

The 29-year-old, however, lost the next four 11-5, 11-4, 12-10 and 11-8.

Omotayo also crashed out at the same stage four years ago in Tokyo.

Team Nigeria’s other representative in the men’s singles event, Aruna Quadri, will take on Romania’s Eduard Ionescu.

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Offiong Edem and Fatimo Bello are billed for action on Sunday and Monday, respectively, in the women’s singles.