Nigeria’s awful Tokyo Olympics made Puma cancel a $2.7 million deal

Nigeria’s awful Tokyo Olympics made Puma cancel a $2.7 million deal

Quartz - Latest stories·2021-08-06 16:01

A TikTok video of a Nigerian athlete washing his uniform on Wednesday was yet another low moment in a disappointing Olympics, with a low medal count and serious drug-testing issues, for Africa’s richest and most populous nation.

In the clip, male shot put thrower Chukwuebuka Enekwechi said he had to wear the same apparel for his semi-final and final events, because he had just one set for the Tokyo games. It is especially puzzling because Puma, the German sportswear giant, signed a $2.7 million contract in 2019 to produce kit for the Nigerian team, and enough for each athlete to have more than one set.

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