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Nigerian weightlifter Joy Ogbonne Eze, who will compete in the women’s 71kg category, has said that leaving a lasting impression on Paris 2024 It remains her dream in her Olympic debut.
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Eze, who won three gold medals at the 2023 African Games in Ghana, told NWF Media that he never doubted his ability after remarkably booking his ticket to the quadrennial competition.
“I was speechless when I was told I had picked a ticket to the Olympics. It will be my debut at the Olympics and I want to make the most of it,” Eze said in an interview with NWFL Media.
“I have been putting a lot of work and effort into training and I hope to continue like this until the start of the Olympic Games.
“I thank NWF President Dr Ibrahim Abdul and his board members for the effort they made to open the camp for us immediately after we qualified for the Olympics. We trained for two months before the Ministry of Sports took over last month.
“The opportunity to travel to Germany for a closed camp exercise is a good gesture that will allow me to perform at my best at the Olympic Games. I promised to give my best to represent my homeland.
The 20-year-old is a two-time gold medallist at the 2019 and 2023 African Games in Morocco and Ghana and also won the gold medal in the women’s 64kg event at the 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, among numerous other accolades.
She pledged to do her best to follow in the footsteps of Ruth Ogbeifo and Mariam Usman, who won silver and bronze medals for Nigeria at the Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the 75kg and +75kg weight categories, in that order.
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