Posts tagged with 2020 Tokyo Olympics

3 Years In Office: Weightlifting President, Abdul Ibrahim Lauds Sunday Dare’s Pragmatic Sports Development

0 comments, 21/08/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Grassroots, News, olympics, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo On August 21, 2019, Chief Sunday Akin Dare was assigned constitutional portfolio of the ministry of Youth and Sports Development to oversee. As the Sports Minister marks his three years in office today, August 21, 2022, the President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr... Read more...

D’Tigers Record Narrow Win Against Mali In FIBA World Cup Qualifier

0 comments, 27/11/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo After Friday's shock defeat to Cape Verde in the opening group match of the ongoing FIBA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, Nigeria’s D’Tigers bounced back in their second match and narrowly defeated Mali to restore their qualification hopes, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. ... Read more...

Basketball Crisis: I warn You, Your Actions Are Illegal, Will Embarrass The Country – Kida Dares Sports Ministry

0 comments, 12/11/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo The end to the crisis rocking the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF may be far in coming as the embattled former Chairman of the defunct Caretaker Committee of the federation, Musa Kida has "warned" the ministry of youth and sports to retrace its steps in "illegally" taking ove... Read more...

“My Position As Technical Officials Rep. In Weightlifting Is Victory For Continuity” – Nwadeih

0 comments, 19/09/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo The representative of Technical Officials at the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF board, Mr Nwadeih Christopher has asserted that his victory at the September 19 Technical/Athletes Representatives Election was victory for continuity, www.bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. ... Read more...

Elizabeth Anyanacho Ranked 28th In The World After Olympics Debut

0 comments, 12/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, News, olympics

By Chika Chukwumerije In the latest world ranking released by World Taekwondo, Nigeria’s Elizabeth Anyanacho has broken into the top thirty and is now ranked 28th in the world, after her participation at the G-20 ranked Tokyo Olympic Games. The 22-year-old who lost in the round of 16 to for... Read more...

Oborududu, Agiomor Raise Nigeria’s Medal Hopes In Tokyo Olympics

0 comments, 20/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News

Commonwealth gold-medalist Blessing Oborududu (68kg) and 2018 African champion Ekerekeme Agiomor (86kg) have both talked up their chances of winning medals for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which gets underway on Friday. The duo are part of five wrestlers that would fly Nigeria�... Read more...

Tokyo Olympics: 10 Covid-19 Cases Confirmed, 2 South Africans Test Positive, 8 Britons Self-isolating

0 comments, 19/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Football, News, olympics, Tennis

By Agency Report Two South Africa footballers have become the first competitors to test positive for coronavirus in the athletes' village in Tokyo - five days before the start of the Olympic Games. Organisers Sunday confirmed that 10 cases of the novel virus has been reported with four days t... Read more...

USA Trash D’Tigress In Olympic Warm-up Game

0 comments, 19/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Basketball, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's senior female basketball team, the D'Tigress were Sunday thrashed by their USA counterpart, 93-62 in an Olympic Games preparatory match, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The exhibition match was the last tuneup game for the ladies as they jet out to Tokyo Japan a... Read more...

Aruna Quadri Rated Highest African Tennis Player Ahead Of Tokyo Olympics Games

0 comments, 19/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in News, olympics, Tennis

By Agency Report Ahead if the opening ceremony of the 32nd edition of Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan this Friday, Team Nigerian captain and table tennis star Aruna Quadri is now the highest-rated African tennis player. The Nigerian has been seeded number 15 among the players in the men... Read more...

After USA, Argentina Heroics, Australia Cages Roaring D’Tigers In Olympic Friendly

0 comments, 14/07/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Grassroots, News, olympics

By Amaechi Agbo After two high profile victories against World number 1 and 4 ranked USA and Argentina in pre-Olympic warm up matches, Nigeria's D'Tigers were Wednesday handed a reality check as they lost to Boomers of Australia, bestchoicesports.com.ng can report The Coach Mike Brown tutored... Read more...

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