The Nigeria table tennis team were responsible for the best scenes of celebration in the Commonwealth Games so far after Ojo Onaolapo’s win over India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta sealed a bronze medal.
Onaolapo and Achanta were locked in a tense battle on Monday night at the Scotstoun Sports Campus with a bronze medal on the line before the Nigerian allowed an over-hit shot to pass him by.
The dramatic win saw the Nigerian team rush to Onaolapo in sheer jubilation before lifting the table tennis star into the air.
Jubilation: Ojo Onaolapo celebrates with his team-mates after winning the men’s team table tennis bronze medal match
That’s pants: Onaolapo was so overcome with emotion that he decided to pull his shorts down
Memorable: The Nigerian tabel tennis star is ranked outside the world top 300
As the celebrations continued, Onaolapo decided to pull his shorts down to his ankles and lift up his t-shirt as he clenched his fists.
Onaolapo, who is ranked outside of the world’s top 300 table tennis players, claimed the victory against world No 40 Achanta to hand Nigeria a 3-1 win against their Indian opponenents.
