Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, yesterday, described as fantastic the performance by the 10-year-old son of Nigeria’s table tennis legend, Aruna Quadri, who grabbed silver and bronze medals at the World Table Tennis Youth tournament, in Luxembourg.
  
The young Quadri picked a silver medal in the U-11 cadre and a bronze medal in the U-13 category at the championship.
 
Commending the junior Quadri, Olopade said that his performance simply exemplified his father’s DNA in the ping-pong game, adding that the NSC is proud of the Quadri family.
 
“Having an exciting young talent like junior Quadri is a big plus to Nigerian sports and the future of Nigerian table tennis,” Olopade said. “And I must commend Aruna Quadri and his beautiful wife Ganiat for the good job they are both doing in the lives of their young kids“I am aware that Ganiat Quadri, who is a former player herself, is the personal coach of her son, and she has been training the 10-year-old young star and his sister to achieve this global recognition.
 
“I want to assure Aruna Quadri and his wife that the Sports Commission is proud of what they are doing in the lives of their young kids, and we will always be available to provide every kind of support to further enhance the full potential of these young stars,” he stated.