Since Barcelona 92, Toriola has represented Nigeria at six Olympic Games.

He made history at the Beijing Olympics in 2008- as the first Nigerian man to appear at five Olympics.

His biggest achievement at the Olympics has been reaching the Men's Singles 1/16 final at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, beating amongst others former world number one Jean-Michel Saive as well as David Zhuang.

He continued making records in 2012 Olympics in London, becoming the only Nigerian athlete to appear at six Olympics.

At Rio 2016, he will become the only African athlete to have competed in seven Olympic Games.

He qualified virtue of a top 2 finish at the African Qualification Tournament in Khartoum, Sudan alongside another Nigerian player, Offiong Edem.

For the table tennis event of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil, Nigeria will have four athletes representing them.

Alongside Toriola and Edem, Olympic veterans Quadri Aruna and Olufunke Oshonaike will be flying Nigeria’s flag at the games.

Aruna and Olufunke Oshonaike qualified by finishing top four finish at the 2015 All-Africa Games and will be will be playing in the men's and women's singles respectively.

Nigeria has never won an Olympic medal in tennis.