Nigeria’s flag bearer in the Rhythmic Gymnastics event, Jade Faulkner, has expressed delight in representing Nigeria at the XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
The 24 year old who is the first female gymnast to represent Nigeria in Rhythmic Gymnastics spoke on how she traced her heritage to the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
“I did a lot of research into my family history and it made me very proud to be a Nigerian. For so long I’ve been English and white and my coach said it will be nice to embrace this side of me. I’m so proud to compete for Nigeria. It really means a lot to me and It was really good to see so many Nigerians in the crowd.”
Faulkner said participating for Nigeria is a dream come true and spoke on her plans for the future.
“The experience here has been amazing. Everyone…
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