Nigeria’s Maryam Usman has insisted that she's fired up to win medals in this year's Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.
The 26-year old, who's Nigeria's lone representative in weightlifting in Brazil, attested to the fact that
her preparations to this event has been poor, but said that she will draw up her strength against all odds and win a medal for hee country in Brazil
Usman made it to Rio because she was able to amass the necessary points to qualify for the Games.
But apparently undaunted, Usman says that the poor preparation for the Rio Olympics is now "a challenge that will spur me to clinch a medal for the nation."
She told NAN on Tuesday that she has been training on her own and didn’t rely on programmes conducted at the national camp.
The lifter, who will be making her third Olympic appearance, said she had the ability and confidence to register her name on the Games’ medals log.
"The preparation is nothing to talk about; but I am not discouraged, rather I’m taking it up as a challenge to increase the tempo of my training outside the national camp."
"We have been in camp for the past two months training seriously, this will enable me to win a medal this time around and I know that almighty God will support my effort."
"I was in Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively, but couldn’t win any medal."
"However, this is another opportunity for me and I must make the difference this time."
"Thank God for exposure at previous Olympics, continental championships and series of trials that has helped me to garner the basic points that earned me this Olympic ticket,’" she said.
George Aluo, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), said Usman, qualified for the Games after her brilliant performances at the trials in Yaoundé, Cameroun in May.
"Usman is the only one for weightlifting event in Rio; she did excellently well at the qualifiers which saw her through and she was able to secure the Olympic ticket,’" he said.
The 26-year old, who's Nigeria's lone representative in weightlifting in Brazil, attested to the fact that
Usman made it to Rio because she was able to amass the necessary points to qualify for the Games.
But apparently undaunted, Usman says that the poor preparation for the Rio Olympics is now "a challenge that will spur me to clinch a medal for the nation."
She told NAN on Tuesday that she has been training on her own and didn’t rely on programmes conducted at the national camp.
The lifter, who will be making her third Olympic appearance, said she had the ability and confidence to register her name on the Games’ medals log.
"The preparation is nothing to talk about; but I am not discouraged, rather I’m taking it up as a challenge to increase the tempo of my training outside the national camp."
"We have been in camp for the past two months training seriously, this will enable me to win a medal this time around and I know that almighty God will support my effort."
"I was in Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively, but couldn’t win any medal."
"However, this is another opportunity for me and I must make the difference this time."
"Thank God for exposure at previous Olympics, continental championships and series of trials that has helped me to garner the basic points that earned me this Olympic ticket,’" she said.
George Aluo, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), said Usman, qualified for the Games after her brilliant performances at the trials in Yaoundé, Cameroun in May.
"Usman is the only one for weightlifting event in Rio; she did excellently well at the qualifiers which saw her through and she was able to secure the Olympic ticket,’" he said.
Nigeria’s Maryam Usman Vows To Win Gold For Nigeria In Brazil
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