For the first time since 2012, two Nigerian athletes will be running in the semifinals of the women's 100m, after Blessing Okagbare & Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha qualified from their respective heats on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Nwokocha had to run a new personal best of 11.00 seconds t... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo There is disunity in the camp of the Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Japan as the ministry of youth and sports development is currently running out of time and ideas on how to salvage a national opprobrium after 10 out of 23 athletes representing the country at ... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's ministry of youth and sports development is currently running out of time and ideas on how to salvage a national opprobrium about to happen as 10 out of 23 athletes representing the country at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Toko, Japan face immediate disqualification... Read more...
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By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's senior male basketball team, the D'Tigers wee hours of Wednesday lost yet again their second match in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Basketball event. The team dominated by foreign players in the USA NBA and Europe succumbed to 92-99 defeat to Germany. With the second and... Read more...
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By Agency Report The hope of Team Nigeria picking a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo may look far in coming as the athletes have been reportedly denied access to the Games Village even as they are now racing against time to register ahead of Friday's commencement of track and field event... Read more...
Agency Report The of Team Nigeria winning a medal in the Badminton event at the Tokyo Games is fading away like the early morning dew. Team Nigeria’s Badminton pair of Godwin Olofua and Juwon Opeyori ended their group phase campaign with a two straight set defeat 2-0 (21-8,21-10) to Russiaâ... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Nigeria's representative in Taekwondo event at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games have described her journey to the 32nd edition of the quadrennial event as “long and Challenging" adding that she wanted to “spring a good surprise"before she lost out The 21-year old rued m... Read more...
Agency Report Nigeria's uninspiring start to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games continued Monday as her badminton men’s doubles representation at the games in Japan, Godwin Olofua and Anuoluwapo Opeyori have lost their second consecutive game of the group stage to Denmark. In similar straight se... Read more...
By Akin Bolarinwa. Respected sports administrator and Honourable member of the Bayelsa state house of assembly, Honourable Daniel Igali has told Nigerians to give supports to athletes representing the nation at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. The former Olympic gold medallist opined that, with th... Read more...
By Agency Report Team Nigeria’s Dorcas Adesokan on Monday lost to Clara Azurmendi of Spain in her Tokyo Olympics badminton women’s singles event. In the group play stage game of Group C fixtures at the Musashino Forest Plaza court in Tokyo, Adesokan lost 0-2 (10-21, 2-21). The 23-year-old... Read more...