Nigeria solely had two athletes on the event, however they received one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal.
Anthony Asuquo, the pinnacle 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 Want Enahoro-Agbi (Class E) represented Nigeria within the Girls’s Creative Gymnastics (WAG) occasion, securing gold, silver, and bronze medals.
He recommended the athletes’ resilience and dedication to make Nigeria proud on the international stage.
“I’m extremely pleased with Angela [Marinoni] and Want [Enahoro-Agbi] for his or her conduct, routine execution, and medal wins.
“This main competitors not solely permits athletes to earn factors in the direction of Olympic qualification but additionally serves as a useful platform for gymnasts to showcase their expertise and achieve essential factors for worldwide tournaments,” he stated.
He stated TIG had deliberate to ship an eight-member crew to the competitors however had visa and monetary challenges.
“Nevertheless, as a result of visa and monetary challenges, solely Marinoni and Ehnahoro have been capable of journey, regardless that the complete 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 attempt to offer our athletes alternatives. Though we wished to convey extra athletes, the present scenario made it troublesome.
“Elevating the nation’s flag excessive on the competitors is a testomony to our athletes’ exhausting work and dedication,” he stated.
NAN experiences that the Worldwide Continental Cup 2024 (Creative Gymnastics) occurred from 8 to 10 November in Anadia, Portugal, with 19 golf equipment jostling for honours and factors.
