It took Simidele Adeagbo 10 years to achieve her dream of becoming an Olympian when she qualified for the Winter Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018. She made history as Africa’s first competitor in skeleton.
The first time the Nigerian attempted to qualify for an Olympics was for Beijing 2008 \- as

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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17:  Simidele Adeagbo of Nigeria reacts as she finishes a run during the Women's Skeleton on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 17, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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For Africa’s sliding queen Simidele Adeagbo the Olympic Games live on: “I am still in game, and Milano-Cortina is on my mind”

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Elana Meyers Taylor became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history at Beijing 2022.
The Team USA bobsleigh star won silver in the inaugural women's monobob before the pilot claimed bronze with brakewoman Sylvia Hoffman in the two-woman bobsled.
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YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14:  Silver medallist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States poses during the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh medal ceremony on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Nigeria’s first winter Olympian said that she wants the youth "to really feel empowered to dream without limits." African slider Adeagbo competes in skeleton and monobob, following her switch from track and field athletics. She's one of 16 athletes whose charities will benefit from ["Athletes for Good"](https://olympics.com/en/news/athletes-for-good-program-beijing-2022) initiative donations this year**.**

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Simidele Adeagbo on inspiring the next generation of Nigerians in winter sports

The PyeongChang 2018 Games may be over, but the excitement lives on in Nigeria with their own experience of Skeleton.

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For Africa’s sliding queen Simidele Adeagbo the Olympic Games live on: “I am still in game, and Milano-Cortina is on my mind”

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