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Azikiwe contacted colonial authorities with a request to represent Nigeria at which event?

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  • Commonwealth Games

  • Asian Games

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Nnamdi Azikiwe contacted colonial authorities with a request to represent Nigeria at the 1924 Olympics in Paris. However, the colonial authorities denied his request, as they believed that it would be too expensive to send him to the Olympics. As a result, Azikiwe was unable to compete in the Olympics.
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