Olajide Omotayo
Omotayo at the African Olympics Qualification Tournament Tunisia 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Olajide Omotayo Adeyemi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jehdor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1995 Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Offensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 85 (December 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 92 (April 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olajide Omotayo Adeyemi ⓘ(born 6 July 1995 in Lagos) is a Nigerian professional table tennis player based in Italy. He is the youngest of 6 siblings. His peak world ranking to date was 85. He is currently ranked 144 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Men Singles World Ranking. He is the current Champion of Africa after defeating Quadri Aruna to win Gold in the Men's Singles at the 2019 African Games, his debut appearance. Olajide is known for his offensive playing style with a strong topspin stroke. In 2017, Olajide secured a five-year sponsorship deal with the German manufacturer of kits, Gewo.
He competed for Nigeria at the 2016 African Championship (doubles event) and the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, winning Bronze and silver, respectively.
His first international appearance for Nigeria was in 2008 as a cadet at the 2008 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) African Junior and Cadet Championships, which was held in Alexandria, Egypt.
In 2019, he was nominated for the Nigerian Sportsman of the Year Award by the ITTF.