In a show of sportsmanship, Nigerian bike owner, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, acquired essential help from the German biking workforce in the course of the Paris Olympics.
Ukpeseraye, representing Team Nigeria, discovered herself in a tough scenario when she had no bicycle to race with within the keirin and dash occasions as a result of brief discover of her participation.
“Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks,” Ukpeseraye stated in a put up by way of her X deal with on Thursday.
However, the German workforce, Bund Deutscher Radfahrer, stepped in to help the Nigerian athlete.
“In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you,” Ukpeseraye added.
This gesture of goodwill from the German workforce exemplifies the character of the Olympic spirit, the place athletes from completely different nations come collectively to help each other, no matter their aggressive rivalries.
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