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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A Nigerian cyclist at the 2024 Olympics, Ese Ukpeseraye, has revealed she had to borrow a bicycle from her German counterpart to participate in the Keirin and Sprint.<\/p>\n

Ukpeseraye revealed this in a post on her X page on Thursday.<\/p>\n

She claimed that it was due to the short notice given to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the short notice of me competing at the Keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn d spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d Ukpeseraye wrote.<\/p>\n

This comes days after another Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, was not registered for the 100m women\u2019s sprint.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A Nigerian cyclist at the 2024 Olympics, Ese Ukpeseraye, has revealed she had to borrow a bicycle from her German counterpart to participate in the Keirin and Sprint. Ukpeseraye revealed this in a post on her X page on Thursday. 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