Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has said he intends to end his international career after the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, though he plans to keep competing at club level.
Aruna, 38, disclosed the plan during an interview on BRILA FM.
He said athletes sometimes consider stopping, but only God knows everything, and indicated that his international exit is targeted for after Los Angeles 2028 while he continues playing in leagues.
The Nigerian has represented the country at the Olympics and reached the quarter-finals at Rio 2016. He also advanced to the men’s singles quarter-finals at the 2014 World Cup.
Aruna won team gold at the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, and claimed singles silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
In 2017, he reached the semi-finals of the ITTF World Challenge Bulgaria Open, where eventual champion Dimitrij Ovtcharov beat him in a closely contested match.
In 2014, Aruna was ranked No. 30 in the world and was named Star Player of the Year by the International Table Tennis Federation.
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