She made a strong start in the women’s singles SL3 Group Stage on Thursday by defeating India’s Kaur Mandeep and dominating from the beginning, with the game ending 21-8, 21-14 in her favour.
Meanwhile, Nnanna, striving to match Bolaji’s success a few hours later, faced Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan in the men’s singles, where he won 2-0 (21-12, 24-22), also his second.
On Thursday, Nnanna also delivered a great performance in his first game in the men’s singles SL4 Group Stage, outclassing Germany’s Marcel Adam 2-0 (21-12, 21-15).
Both players got Nigeria to a good start in the event, as the country’s 23-athlete contingent to the Games will hope to build on their previous successes.
At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Team Nigeria won 10 medals.
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