Simidele Adeagbo made history in Germany wining the ISBF World Cup race

Simidele Adeagbo is Nigeria and Africa's first female skeleton athlete. She was the first black female Olympian in the sport became the first African to win an ISBF (International Skateboarding Federation) World Cup race when she claimed the monobob title in Winterberg, Germany on January 17, 2022.

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 a long jumper. She switched from sand to ice in 2017, ahead of the 2018 Games, and came close to competing at Beijing 2022 after taking up the monobob

The 40-year-old became the first African to win an ISBF World Cup race when she claimed the monobob title in Winterberg, Germany on January 17, 2022

Source: Olympics.com