{"id":22414,"date":"2023-06-26T06:23:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T05:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/?p=22414"},"modified":"2023-06-28T06:27:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T05:27:33","slug":"nigeria-wins-first-medal-at-the-african-beach-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/nigeria-wins-first-medal-at-the-african-beach-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Wins First Medal At The African Beach Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Our Reporter<\/p>\n<p>As the 2nd African Beach Games continue in Temament Tunisia, Team Nigeria has today recorded its first medal with Esther Toko clinching Bronze in Rowing<\/p>\n<p>Team Nigeria had earlier in the wake of the event defeated Benin Republic 2-0 (12- 0, 12- 0) in Teqball men&#8217;s singles and double, shooting the nation forward to the final stage of the Game today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22411\" src=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0000-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0000-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0000-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0000-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0000.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this positive development, Nigeria is all out to record about 2 or 3 medals in Teqball<\/p>\n<p>As the days unfold, the events will captivate audiences with their electrifying performances and fierce competition. The excitement promises to be palpable as Nigeria\u2019s athletes strive to showcase their abilities so as to record more podium performances<br \/>\nat the event.<\/p>\n<p>The 2nd African Beach Games will culminate on June 30, marking the end of this exhilarating sporting extravaganza. As Nigeria competes across these diverse events, the nation will undoubtedly cheer on its athletes and rally behind them in their pursuit of victory with a view to securing the necessary qualification for the ANOC Beach Games holding in August this year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22408\" src=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0003-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0003-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0003-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0003-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gongnews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230628-WA0003.jpg 809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; By Our Reporter As the 2nd African Beach Games continue in Temament Tunisia, Team Nigeria has today recorded its first medal with Esther Toko clinching Bronze in Rowing Team Nigeria had earlier in the wake of the event defeated Benin Republic 2-0 (12- 0, 12- 0) in Teqball men&#8217;s singles and double, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001013,"featured_media":22410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - 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