Team Nigeria arrived the Games Village of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games ahead of the opening ceremony billed for July 23 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo. Nigerian athletes currently in camp cut across four sports: table tennis, gymnastics, taekwondo and rowing. The third batch of athletes, which consists of badminton players who left Nigeria on July 17, will join up with the team on arrival and after their medical checks. The village is located at the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, around six kilometres from the National Stadium. Around 18,000 athletes and officials are expected to stay at the village during the Olympics.

Source: Punch July 19, 2021 01:31 UTC