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Day 13 of Olympics: German team bails out Ukpeseraye with bicycle for her impromptu race

"Due to the short notice of me competing at the Keirin and Sprint, #teamNigeria had no bicycle to race with on the tracks. In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue"

Per Second NewsAugust 8, 20241 Mins read1.3k

By Samuel Akpan in Paris

Ese Ukpeseraye, a Nigerian cyclist, thanked the German team for its intervention by providing a bike for her impromptu Keirin and Sprint events at the Olympics in Paris.

Ukpeseraye stated this via her official X-handle on Thursday.

In her terse statement, she said: “Due to the short notice of me competing at the Keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria had no bicycle to race with on the tracks. In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you.”

Persecondnews recalls that Ukpeseraye became the first Nigerian ever to compete in cycling at the Olympics.

She participated in the cycling road event, but due to a DNF, her time was not recorded.