ANDREW EKEJIUBA
Nigerian first male Artistic Gymnastics at an Olympic Games, Uche Eke has bowed out of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Eke, who switched allegiance from the United States, represented Nigeria in the Artistic Gymnastics on Saturday morning.
He competed in the men’s All-Around and finished 36th place in the world after he amassed a 74.765 tally points.
He participated in the Rotation, vault, floor and Pommel Horse where he gathered his points.
In the Vault, he scored 13.433 points and scored 12.833 in the floor and 12.866 in the Pommel Horse.
His best performance was in the third Rotation, however, he could not muster enough points that could have taken him into the quarterfinals.