American
tennis idol Serena Williams has revealed her excitement following confirmed
Nigeria ladies’ participation in the Bobsledding event of the forthcoming
Winter Olympics for the first time.
Serena who made a U- turn last minute over
her initial desire to compete in the Australia Open, further revealed that she
watched a video of the Nigerian Three-women team which were chilling according
to her.
Taking to her verified twitter
account, the 23 Grand Slam winner said” This video literally gave me chills, I
am so excited to watch Nigeria compete in the winter Olympics bobsledding race
the first time an African country has ever competed in bobsledding!”
The video
watched by the American tennis super star and mother of one, could be one
titled "Nigeria Women's Bobsleigh team celebrated in new beats by Dre
advert"
Nigeria's
trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga are set to make history
at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, thus stamping Nigeria on the world map
as the first African country to compete in the sport at the winter Olympics.
The trio,
are all from sprinting backgrounds, and are also the first African team to make
it into the bobsleigh after a GoFund me
campaign backed their training and qualification campaign.
Pilot Adigun
competed in the 100m hurdles at London 2012 while Onwumere ran for Nigeria at the
IAAF World Relays in 2015. Omeoga, who will compete with Onwumere for the
brakewoman spot, ran for the University of Minnesota.
The Nigerian
team who are likely to be the cynosure of eyes at the event said they are determined
to leave their foot print on the sand of history on one hand and encourage
others to banish fear in their lives and be ready to venture into any area of
life and make a mark.
"Our
goal is to create a legacy where people will never be limited by the fear of
the unknown."
Interestingly
the Nigerian team will be competing against their Jamaican counterparts Jazmine
Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell who are making a debut at the event 30
years after their men featured at the event.
Carrie
Russell was a 2013 World Championships gold medalist in the 4x100m relay while
Audra Segree also sprinted on the world stage.
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