Nigeria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
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Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
was planning to participate at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympic Games, an ...
, in
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, China, but on 13 August 2014 they pulled out of the games due to pressure from Chinese Authorities in an attempt to prevent Ebola from West Africa from entering their nation.


Athletics

Nigeria qualified seven athletes. Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal) ;Boys ;Track & road events ;Field Events ;Girls ;Track & road events


Beach Volleyball

Nigeria qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the
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Qualification Tournament.


Wrestling

Nigeria qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 African Cadet Championships. ;Girls


References

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