Ukpeseraye made history as the first Nigerian cyclist at the Olympics. She competed in the women’s road race but did not register a score after failing to complete the event.
While she later took part in the Keirin and Sprint cycling event, ending sixth in the first round, the 25-year-old narrated how the German team offered her a bicycle for the race.
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Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks. In d spirit of sportsmanship the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle.
Thank you🙌🙌🙌 https://t.co/OZf8tPZ3gS pic.twitter.com/AyrtQqrCe7— Ese lovina Ukpeseraye (@Ese_Ukpeseraye) August 8, 2024
“Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks,” she wrote on X.
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“In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you🙌🙌🙌.”
She will be competing in one more event on Friday.
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