…Thumbs up Lawal, Eze and Nigerian sports stakeholders The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Dr Ibrahim Abdul has stressed that important lessons have been gleaned from the country's outing at the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Dr. Abdul also used the medium t... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria's hope of a medal at the on-going Paris Olympic Games was all but dashed on Friday evening after weightlifter Joy Eze missed out on medals table. The 2023 Africa Games champion went into the weightlifting event at the South Paris Arena hoping to out Nigeria's nam... Read more...
By Tunde Liadi Nigeria's second representative in the Weightlifting event, Joy Ogbonne Eze will have her Olympics moment of glory on Friday, August 9th at the South Paris Arena inside Paris Expo Complex in the Women's 71kg at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Eze dazzled other weightlifte... Read more...
By Our Correspondent As the Weightlifting event starts on Wednesday, August 7, Nigeria's weightlifter, Joy Ogbonne Eze who will be competing in the women’s 71kg category has affirmed that making a lasting impression in Paris 2024 remains her dreams in her Olympics debut. Eze, who grabbed t... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo A team of 84 Nigerian athletes is set to represent the nation at the Paris Olympics, scheduled to kick off on July 26. These athletes will compete across 12 different sports in this global celebration of sportsmanship. Notably, the contingent is largely comprised of female at... Read more...
By Timothy Nwobodo A contingent of four lifters and four officials from Nigeria have arrived Egypt on Saturday ahead of the 2024 Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship. The contingent departed Nigria on Saturday morning through the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. In a release signed by the ... Read more...
By Our Correspondent A delegation of five Nigerian Weightlifters and two coaches will return to the country on Thursday morning (today) after they amassed a total 12 medals at the 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting Championship in Tunisia which also serves as 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers. The... Read more...
...Akano Desmond Goes For Gold By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria weightlifters have continued to churn out impressive performances in their quest for Paris 2024 Olympics qualification On Tuesday, May 16, two Nigerian weightlifters won six more medals at the ongoing 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting... Read more...