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NIGERIA’S SIMIDELE ADEAGBO BECOMES AFRICA’S FIRST FEMALE SKELETON ATHLETE TO COMPETE IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS

Dreams come true – including that of becoming the first woman skeleton athlete to qualify for the Winter Olympics even when your country doesn’t even have winter. 

That’s exactly the case for Simidele Adeagbo who got the world highly interested in skeleton after she took up her sled and decided to make history.

Adeagbo on her Instagram shared the great news that she had qualified for the winter Olympics, writing

Hello Pyeongchang! I successfully completed my 5th qualifying race with a 3rd place finish! I’m looking forward to representing @bsfnigeria & becoming the first female African Skeleton athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics. Dreams do come true! Yoruba: 🎶Were loba mi se (2X)

Ohun ti mo ro wipe ko seese Were loba mi se 🎶
English Translation: He did it effortlessly for me (2X)
What I thought was impossible 
He did it effortlessly for me THANK YOU JESUS for this amazing blessing & plan for my life! 🙏🏾#historyinthemaking#breakingbarriers #watchmework 📸@candicewardphotography

Last year, she was one race away from qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics. And just yesterday she got her ticket to be a part of the event in Pyeongchang, South Korea after completing her fifth qualifying race in Lake Placid, New York.

Her participation in the Winter Olympics means Nigeria will be represented in two games at the event –  that’s including bobsled in which our team of three amazing women will be making their own history. So, it’s time to clear our throats because we’re going to cheer till those gold medals touch down in Nigeria.

While Adeagbo was making global history in New York, she also achieved a personal best and had the fastest push start of the day – finishing the race in third place. She really crushed it and there's definitely no stopping her now!

Don't give up in your pursuit of purpose, in the leak of time light comes shinning that dark tunnel.

So what would you rather do differently today?