Nigeria’s Bolaji beats Australian opponent to advance to quarter-finals at Paralympics

Eniola Bolaji beat Celine Vinod 2-0, winning 21-8 21-14 in the group stage play fixture at the La Chapelle Arena.

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Team Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji on Friday won Group B of the women’s singles SL3 event in the para-badminton competition of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

Bolaji beat Celine Vinod of Australia 2-0, winning 21-8 21-14 in the group stage play fixture at the La Chapelle Arena.

Recall that the win was her second in the three-player group, and she has now advanced to Sunday’s quarter-finals.

Bolaji, who will turn 19 on September 21, had on Thursday beaten Mandeep Kaur of India 2-0 to place herself in a good position for qualification.

(NAN)