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Saheed Idowu | |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1990 |
Birth Place: | Brazzaville, Congo |
Sport: | Table Tennis |
Height: | 1740NaN0 |
Weight: | 710NaN0 |
Saheed Idowu (born 3 January 1990 in Brazzaville) is a Congolese table tennis player.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round.[2]
Idowu competed in the 2018 ITTF African-Cup, placing second in group 2 behind Quadri Aruna, dropping the group match to Aruna (1-3),allowing him to qualify for the Quarter Finals. In the Quarter Finals, Idowu faced and defeated African Table Tennis legend Segun Toriola (4-2). In the Semi Finals, Idowu lost to eventual winner Omar Assar, dropping four straight games (0-4). He was then paired against Ahmed Saleh in the placement round, losing that match (1-3), finishing the tournament in fourth place.[3]
Like most modern Table Tennis players, Idowu favors a forehand attacking style. His forehand loop is noted as appearing rather relaxed and unorthodox.