Wow! Meet Chierika Okogu, the First Athlete to Represent Nigeria in Rowing at the Olympics Games (Photos)

 

Chierika Ukogu is a US-based Nigerian and she will soon be making history

 

The lady will be making history at the 2016 Olympics Games as the first rower to represent Nigeria.

 

Born on October 1992, Okogu, who is a graduate of Stanford University, said in a recent interview that the sport had been challenging but she will put in her best, adding that her training with members of the U.S. team at the Vesper Boathouse at Schuylkill, Philadelphia had helped develop her skills.

 

 

 

"Heading into Rio, it's a really wonderful opporunity for Nigeria. This is the first time we've had an athlete at the Olympics in the sport of Rowing," said Ukogu

 

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