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Sections News Editorial/Opinion Cover Choice Arts & Life Business Politics Sports   Subscription Form Click here          Daily Independent Online.         * Monday, August 09, 2004. Igbinovia, Dairo not happy to miss Athens Olympics Anthony Abolo,Jr. Reporter, Lagos   Nigeria’s top tennis player,U.S based Jonathan Igbinovia who is in the country for the ITF Men’s futures which started a wek ago has said that his non appearance at the Athens Olympics was a major set back for him. He said he had been looking forward to an outing that would prove to the world that he was good when the news that Nigeria had not met the requirements reached him. According to him, “I was greatly frustrated when the news  reached me.I was hoping that I would go there and shine but unfortunately,I did not have the chance”. Also, Toyin Dairo expressed the same feeling saying that he knew in advance that the team would not make much impact but that he only wanted to go to the Olympics to increase his points and boost his ITF ranking. “we were not saying that we would win medals but only going there to expose ourselves and win points so as to improve on our rankings.I feel so sad that it did not materialize”he said. In the opinion of Abdulmumuni Babalola,the country’s absence at the Olympics was bad but he felt that it was one disappointment he had to bear as a man. “everything happens for good.You have to be a man especially when things don’t go the way you want them to go.I have pushed it behind me and looking forward to the next Olympics. Meanwhile, Jonathan Igbinovia has said that his stay in the U.S. had helped to improve his game a lot. According to the tennis player, “my stay in the U.S. has helped to improve my performance a lot because you play with top players and there is  always one event or the other every week. What it means is that you keep playing and you keep meeting top players who are much better and this helps to improve your game.You can’t compare it with staying in Nigeria at all.”He also said he was aspiring to be a world class champion saying that he had what it takes to be a champion. Igbinovia is ranked 600th in the world by the ITF.               Copyright� 2002. All Rights Reserved Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected]

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