The Director General of the National Sports Commission, (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has commended the performance of 10 year old Junior Aruna, after winning silver and bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Youth Tournament in Luxembourg.
Junior Aruna, son of Nigeria’s table tennis icon Aruna Quadri, was a thorn in the flesh of his opponents at the global showpiece, winning silver medal in the U-11 cadre and bronze medal in the U-13 category.
Commending the tennis prodigy’s sterling performance, the Olopade said the performance from Junior Aruna is one that simply exemplifies his father’s DNA in the ping-pong game and the NSC is proud of the Quadri family.
“Having an exciting young talent like junior Quadri is a big plus to Nigerian sports and the future of Nigerian table tennis. And I must commend Aruna Quadri and his beautiful wife Qaniat for the good job they are both doing in the lives of their young kids”.
“I am aware that Qaniat Quadri, who is a former player herself, is the personal coach of her son and she has been training the 10yr old young star and his sister to achieve this global recognition”.
“I want to assure Aruna Quadri and his wife that the Sports Commission is proud of what they are doing in the lives of their young kids and we will always be available to provide every kind of support to further earnest the full potentials of these young stars”, he stated.