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Nigeria's Usman Disheartened at Lack of Support for Athletes

It is painful to come to the Olympics and see people who are your contemporaries perform better than you, not because you lack the ability but because you were not prepared like them, the weightlifter has said.

  • Nigeria:   I Won't Represent Nigeria Again - Usman

    Vanguard, 18 August 2016

    Even before she left the shores of Nigeria for Brazil, Mariam Usman knew that winning a medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics would be a tough call. She would not pretend to be a magician… Read more »

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