Sportsmanship Spirit: Nigerian cyclist borrows bicycle from German counterpart to compete at Olympics

Nigerian cyclist Ese Ukpeseraye, competing at the 2024 Olympics, revealed she had to borrow a bicycle from her German counterpart to participate in the Keirin and Sprint events.

Ukpeseraye shared this in a post on her X page on Thursday.

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She explained that the need arose due to the short notice given to her for the competition. “Due to the short notice of me competing in the Keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria, I 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,” Ukpeseraye wrote.