2020 Tokyo Olympics : D'Tigress Set For Italian Hurdle As Esther Seeks Respectable Finish In Rowing

2020 Tokyo Olympics : D'Tigress Set For France Hurdle As Esther Seeks Respectable Finish In Rowing By Our Reporter The Nigeria national women's basketball team will seek to re-enact the momentum they used in crawling back from a 20pts deficit to within nine-points against the USA when they go up against France on Friday. D'tigress lost 72-81 against the world's number one ranked team and will now take on the France women's National team in the second group B game at the Saitama Super Arena and face Australia on Sunday. Meanwhile, Esther Toko will be rowing for the last time at the Tokyo Olympics as she set out in the Women's Single Sculls final E. The debutant will be in lane one as she hopes to get a good placement when the race begins at the Sea Forest Waterway. Day six action provided heartbreak in Basketball and a national record in Swimming. Despite their best efforts, D'Tigers couldn't muster a win against Germany in their second group game at the Tokyo Olympics. NBA champion Jordan Nwora scored 33 points to lead all scorers but, it was not enough to save Nigeria from a 92-99 loss. Elsewhere, Nigeria's sole representative in Swimming, Abiola Ogunbanwo, swam to a national record in 100m women freestyle with a time of 59:74s. Abiola's time with her first-place finish in the heat means she didn't make the top 16 times in the 100m freestyle, hence no semi-final spot for her.