Swimming: Nigeria not good enough for Olympics Speaking with www.nigeriasports.com in Abuja, Ekeji said that, the impressive performance of our swimmers at the All Africa games coupled with another golden outing at the Afro-Asian games is not enough criteria for including Swimming as one of the events in which the country will feature at the Olympics. Stressing that the Olympics is a different ball game from all other competitions, with the stakes higher and the best swimmers in the world on parade against whom our swimmers stand no chance, going by their timing and personal best at the All Africa games and subsequent competitions. “In line with the decision to take only athletes that broke the existing African record in their event at the all Africa games to the Olympics, swimming will not be part of the Olympic Games for Nigeria as none of our swimmers achieved that feat” Patrick Ekeji said. A step backward The revelations by Ekeji may have a negative effect on the development of the sport in the country after the performance of swimmers like Obia Inyingiyikabo at the All Africa games and Afro-Asian games was expected to a be a spring board that will launch swimming into greater heights.
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