Olympics: ITTF Inducts First Woman, Funke Oshonaike Into Club 7

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Funke Oshonaike has become the first woman to be inducted into the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Club 7.

The veteran table tennis star, Oshonaike officially joined the exclusive club of table tennis players who have attended Olympics on seven occasions.

She was presented with a certificate of authenticity, crafted in sterling silver and layered with white gold at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Hall.

The Olympic participation record dates back to her first Olympics at the 1996 Atlanta Games as she is the first woman to hold such in the ITTF.

She attended the ceremony alongside Segun Toriola and the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Phemmy Adetula.