Nigeria solely had two athletes on the match, however they gained one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal.
Anthony Asuquo, the top coach of Tony Worldwide Gymnastics Membership (TIG), has praised his younger gymnasts for making Nigeria proud on the simply concluded Worldwide Continental Cup 2024 (Creative Gymnastics) in Anadia, Portugal.
Asuquo instructed the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that solely two feminine gymnasts finally represented Nigeria on the competitors.
Angela Marinoni (Class D) and Need Enahoro-Agbi (Class E) represented Nigeria within the Girls’s Creative Gymnastics (WAG) occasion, securing gold, silver, and bronze medals.
He counseled the athletes’ resilience and dedication to make Nigeria proud on the world stage.
“I’m extremely pleased with Angela [Marinoni] and Need [Enahoro-Agbi] for his or her conduct, routine execution, and medal wins.
“This main competitors not solely permits athletes to earn factors in direction of Olympic qualification but in addition serves as a useful platform for gymnasts to showcase their abilities and acquire essential factors for worldwide tournaments,” he mentioned.
He mentioned TIG had deliberate to ship an eight-member crew to the competitors however had visa and monetary challenges.
“Nonetheless, on account of visa and monetary challenges, solely Marinoni and Ehnahoro have been capable of journey, despite the fact that the total crew had been registered,” he added.
Asuquo emphasised TIG’s dedication to offering worldwide publicity to younger gymnasts regardless of the challenges.
“At TIG, we try to present our athletes alternatives. Though we wished to carry extra athletes, the present scenario made it troublesome.
“Elevating the nation’s flag excessive on the competitors is a testomony to our athletes’ arduous work and dedication,” he mentioned.
NAN experiences that the Worldwide Continental Cup 2024 (Creative Gymnastics) came about from 8 to 10 November in Anadia, Portugal, with 19 golf equipment jostling for honours and factors.
