Maryam Usman
Maryam Usman is the only weightlifter who will represent Nigeria in Brazil at the Olympics this year.
Flashback that at the London 2012 Olympics, Nigeria had no medals from the weightlifting category. While at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Nigeria won four over all but nothing came from weightlifting.
This year, Maryam Usman is set to break that jinx as she was the only weight lifter who emerged with the most points to quality to represent the country in Rio, Brazil.
Speaking with News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, she said: “The preparation is nothing to talk about; but I am not discouraged, rather I’m taking it up as a challenge to increase the tempo of my training outside the national camp.
“We have been in camp for the past two months training seriously, this will enable me to win a medal this time around and I know that almighty God will support my effort.
“I was in Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively, but couldn’t win any medal.
“However, this is another opportunity for me and I must make the difference this time.
“Thank God for exposure at previous Olympics, continental championships and series of trials that has helped me to garner the basic points that earned me this Olympic ticket,’’
Also, George Aluo, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation,NWF, revealed how Maryam qualified for the event.
He said: “Usman is the only one for weightlifting event in Rio; she did excellently well at the qualifiers which saw her through and she was able to secure the Olympic ticket."
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