Bolaji beats Australian opponent to advance to quarter-finals at Paralympics

Fri, Aug 30, 2024
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TEAM Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji on Friday won Group B of the women’s singles SL3 event in the para-badminton competition of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

Bolaji beat Celine Vinod of Australia 2-0, winning 21-8 21-14 in the group stage play fixture at the La Chapelle Arena.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was her second in the three-player group, and she has now advanced to Sunday’s quarter-finals.

Bolaji, who will turn 19 on Sept. 21, had on Thursday beaten Mandeep Kaur of India 2-0 to place herself in a good position for qualification.(NAN)

30th August, 2024.

C.E.

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