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Ruqqayah is one of the 75 student-athletes who were selected from 22 universities and will compete in seven different sports disciplines.
A talented discus thrower, Ruqqayah Mustapha, has revealed that she started Discuss throwing for fun because of the unpopularity of the sport.
Discus throwing, which is under the Track and Field event.
Ruqqayah is one of the 75 student-athletes who were selected from 22 universities and will compete in seven different sports disciplines.
The students were picked at the trials held in Benin City, Edo State.
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Pulse Sports reported that Nigeria will participate alongside other nations in the competition that will take place from July 27 to August 8 in Chengdu, China.
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EXCLUSIVE My mission in China is to win medals for Nigeria - AAUA Student reveals
Oyedepo Oluwadamilola Tolulope is part of the 75 student-athletes who were selected from 22 universities and will compete in seven different sports disciplines.
"I was stigmatized when i started Discus"
The University of Ilorin student told Pulse Sports Nigeria that she suffered from stigmatization when she started discus.
She said, "Sincerely, I started for fun, it is not a popular sport. I got curious and I started enjoying it. It's been a battle, as an indigene of Ilorin and a female at that."
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Ruqqayah Mustapha will be joining Musa Nurain, Usman Qudus, Sofiat Obanishola (badminton players), and Aderibigbe Fareedah (taekwondo) to fly the Unilorin flag in China.
My target is to break records - Nurain
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Pulse Sports Nigeria reported that Musa Nurain that he is going to China to set records.
He said, "Nothing but the best, it’s a great opportunity to head out there to become the fastest student in the world. I’ll be competing with the fastest students across the globe so I have to be there with my A-game."
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Unilorin student representing Nigeria at World University Games aims to break records
Musa Nurain is part of the 75 student-athletes who were selected from 22 universities and will compete in seven different sports disciplines.
Nigeria is expected to compete for honors in seven games, including track and field, swimming, badminton, judo, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, and Tennis.
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