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Dominant Iraq top as Lagos Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open ends today | The Guardian Nigeria News
The Iraqi team at the ongoing Valuejet Para Table Tennis Open Championship was the cynosure of all eyes as they stormed the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos and swept aside all opposition.
Backed by massive support from the home crowd, Iraqis Hadeel Al Waeli and Ali Al Saedi both claimed gold medals in the Women's and Men's Class 1-2 categories on Friday.
The ITTF Factor 20 tournament featured teams from Great Britain, Iraq, Cameroon, Republic of Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Ivory Coast and host nation Nigeria, with the final scheduled for Saturday.
In the Women's Division 1-3, Al Waeli remained undefeated from the group stage through to the final, where they dominated Nigeria's Ifeoma Ezurike with a 3-0 (11-3, 11-4, 11-3) victory to secure the title set. . Similarly, Al Saedi remained undefeated from the group stage until the final, where he triumphed over Nigerian John Kewejo 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-3) in the men's 1-3 division, further yielded a gold medal for the visitors.
Nigerian Faith Obazuaye retained her title in the Women's Division 9-10 by beating her compatriot Maryam Popoola 3-0 in the final.
Nigerian Oluwafemi Fabiyi dethroned reigning champion Victor Farinloye in a thrilling men's Class 8 final.
Bolawa Akingbemisilu emerged victorious in the Men's Class 5 final, beating Lekan Abdullahi 3-1. In the men's 3-4 division final, Africa's only medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Isau Ogunkunle, faced a tough challenge against Iraq's Muntadher Al Sarraji. Meanwhile, Nigeria's Kafayat Olaitan took on Iran's Zahra Namazi in the women's 7-8 division final.
Tournament referee Asko Rasinen praised the participants for their impressive performances and encouraged them to participate in more tournaments to earn ranking points for major competitions such as the World Championships and the Paralympic Games.
The President of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), Sunday Odebode, highlighted the quality representation of top sporting countries such as Iraq, Iran and Great Britain. He also pledged to continue growing the tournament annually.
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