Chierika Ukogu Representing Nigeria At Rio 2016 Olympics

I have never been interested in the Olympics since it
started because of the drama around team Nigeria. But
this morning I was in tears without minding people's
presence in my office when i came across this write-up
from uncle Onyebuchi Ememanka on Chierika Ukogu,an
American born Nigerian girl of 23 years of age.
She is a student of Stanford University and is currently
representing Nigeria at the Rio Olympics in a sports called
Rowing.
This young woman practically sponsored herself to the
games. She had to put her school program on hold and
found a way to train with the US Olympic team and
qualified for the games without any support from home. No
one cared about her. She used the GO FUND ME app to
raise funds to enable her participate in this games.
She was not deterred by the challenges, neither did she
abandon her country even when the country didn't care
about her.
For her, all that mattered was to represent her country and
wear the national colors.
She has just qualified for the quarter finals in her category.
Take a huge bow, Chierika.
You are an inspiration.
Whether you win a medal or not, you have won the hearts
of millions of Nigerians and that's more precious that's an
Olympic gold medal.
I hope that daft beret wearing Minister will understand the
true meaning of this girl's sacrifice and at least go and
watch her during the quarter finals tomorrow.