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Esther Oribamise

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Esther Tosin Oribamise
Personal information
Birth nameEsther Tosin Oribamise
Nickname
NationalityNigerian
Born (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)
Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Sport
LandNigeria
SportTable Tennis

Esther Tosin Oribamise (born 27 November 2001) is a Nigerian table tennis and para tennis player.[1]

She competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions.[2]

Achievements

Oribamise participated in the female para table tennis competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria.[3]

She also qaulified to compete in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Tunisia by beating Marwa Alhodaby of Egypt to secure the top spot in the competition.[4]

She was part of the Nigerian team alongside Ajoke Ojomu and Alimot Ayinla to secure three bronze medals at the 2015 Egypt Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Open in Cario.[5]

In 2018, she moved from the rank of 728 to 486 spot in the world according to the International Table Tennis Federation.[6]

She also represented Nigeria at the Africa Junior Championships in Algeria in 2016.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Home of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ^ "2017 SU: Team Nigeria led by Tosin Oribamise targets Medals in Taipei". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  3. ^ IV, Editorial (2022-07-28). "2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports". Blueprint Newspapers Limited: Breaking news happening now in Nigeria and todays latest newspaper headlines. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. ^ "Third Youth Olympic Games qualifiers to begin April 16". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ^ www.premiumtimesng.com https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/185056-table-tennis-nigeria-finishes-second-in-egypt-tournament.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-04-14. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Adio, Segun (2018-01-03). "ITTF ranking: Tosin Oribamise moves up". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  7. ^ "Oribamise: Ex-African champion who trains in deplorable conditions". Punch Newspapers. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2023-04-14.