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: Olajide Omotayo
Olajide Omotayo (born 6 July 1995, in Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional table tennis player based in Italy. He is the youngest of 6 siblings. His peak world ranking to-date was 85. He is currently ranked 92nd in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) male world rankings. He is the current Champion of Africa after defeating Quadri Aruna to win Gold in the Men's Singles at the 2019 African Games, his debut appearance. Olajide is known for his offensive playing style with a strong topspin stroke. In 2017, Olajide secured a five-year sponsorship deal with the German manufacturer of kits, Gewo. He competed for Nigeria at the 2016 African Championship (doubles event) and 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia winning Bronze and silver respectively. His first international appearance for Nigeria was in 2008 as a cadet at the 2008 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Junior and Cadet Championships which held in Alexandria, Egypt.
He is the only Nigeria male athlete to secure his place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games In 2019, he was nominated for Nigerian Sportsman of the Year Award by the ITTF.
Competitions & Tournaments
Nigerian professional table tennis player
2020 Olympics
2019 African Games
2019 ITTF World Team Cup
2018 African Championship in Mauritius
2018 Commonwealth Games
2015 African Games
Table Tennis Career
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Olajide started playing Table Tennis at the age of 8. He was introduced to the game by his sister, Omobolanle Omotayo, a one-time national table tennis champion. He started his career playing for a local club, Summer Table Tennis club in his neighbourhood in Somolu Area, Lagos State. He represented his school in the Lagos State Table Tennis Competition for Primary Schools and National School sports Competition at age 9. He started representing Nigeria at International Competitions at 11. In 2008, he represented Nigeria at the All African Junior Table Tennis Championships in Alexandria Egypt where he won Bronze. He has since then established himself as a key member of Nigeria's senior table Tennis Team at several International Tournaments. He aspires to get to the Top 50 ranked players in the world.