The German cycling team offered a bicycle to Nigerian cyclist Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye in a show of sportsmanship during the Paris Olympics.

Ukpeseraye was caught in a dilenma when she had no bicycle to race with in the keirin and sprint events due to the short notice of her participation.

She wrote in a post in X: “Due to the short notice of me competing at the keirin & Sprint, #teamNigeria I had no bicycle to race with on the tracks.”

However, the German team, Bund Deutscher Radfahrer, stepped in to assist the Nigerian athlete.

“In the spirit of sportsmanship, the German team @bunddeutscherradfahr came to my rescue by offering me a bicycle. Thank you,” Ukpeseraye added.

The gesture of goodwill has been applauded by many while others have described it as an embarrassment to the country.