{"id":343,"date":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/china.chinaacheru.com\/wp\/2018\/12\/11\/swimmer-to-quit-after-waug-bronze\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T10:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:19:49","slug":"swimmer-to-quit-after-waug-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaacheru.com\/staging\/swimmer-to-quit-after-waug-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmer to quit after WAUG bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"imgPusher\" style=\"float:left;height:0px\"><\/span><span style=\"width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;clear:left;margin-top:0px\"><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinaacheru.com\/uploads\/1\/0\/1\/5\/10158091\/published\/whatsapp-image-2018-11-08-at-11-24-27-pm.jpeg?1542050609\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 10px;border-width:1px;padding:3px;max-width:100%\" alt=\"Picture\" class=\"galleryImageBorder wsite-image\" title=\"Swimmer to quit after WAUG bronze\"><\/a><span style=\"caption-side: bottom;font-size: 90%;margin-top: -10px;margin-bottom: 10px;text-align: center\" class=\"wsite-caption\">Ife Adegboyega<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><font size=\"3\"><strong>By Doyin Oladosu<\/strong><br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ife Adegboyega will not continue his swimming career after he graduates from the University of Ibadan.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Adegboyega got a bronze medal at the West Africa University Games (WAUG) in the 200 metres breaststroke but told ChinaAcheru.com that he will end his career after school.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cSports in Nigeria is not encouraging. I would have loved to give it everything. We can see the results and I don\u2019t like to deceive myself,\u201d Adegboyega said.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ife told chinaacheru.com that he has so far enjoyed himself at the University of Port Harcourt adding that he would love to explore the state after the competition.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cSo far, I\u2019ve been enjoying myself. We have been in camp we\u2019ve not been allowed to go outside but then after this event I hope I will be able to go out and just explore.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He further went on to describe the standard of hosting as okay and fair.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cConsidering the fact that this will be my first time in Rivers State, Port Harcourt to some extent the standard here is okay, it\u2019s very fair.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ife Adegboyega who is studying veterinary medicine at the University of Ibadan says knowing what to do at the right time is what helps him in combining academics with sports.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u201cMy school is a very tough school. It wasn\u2019t easy combining academics and extracurricular activities, basically time management has been of help, just know what to do at the right time that\u2019s basically the key.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The next edition of the West Africa University Games will be hosted by the University of Ghana, Legon.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/font><\/div>\n<hr style=\"width:100%;clear:both\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ife Adegboyega By Doyin Oladosu\u00a0Ife Adegboyega will not continue his swimming career after he graduates from the University of Ibadan.\u00a0Adegboyega got a bronze medal at the West Africa University Games (WAUG) in the 200 metres breaststroke but told ChinaAcheru.com that he will end his career after school.\u00a0\u201cSports in Nigeria is not encouraging. 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