By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Rowing Canoe Sailing Federation has been given a marching under to win at least two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, even as Admiral Festus Porbeni received commendation for his sacrifices and commitment over the year... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has disclosed that Nigeria Olympic-bound athletes are not ready for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan in July this year, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The Technical Director, AFN, Mr Sunday Adeleye stated this in an exclusive inter... Read more...
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Japan’s government on Sunday dismissed suggestions that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics scheduled for this summer could be cancelled owing to the coronavirus pandemic. “We have decided the venues and schedule, and the people involved are working on preparations, including infection control,” the K... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Since making her debut in Summer Olympic Games in 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott. The last one was in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Aug... Read more...
The feud between the ministry of youth and sports and the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN over the leadership structure of the latter may have taking a twist as the former Tuesday morning nullified the appointment of Mr. Similaye Young Pepple as Director-General of the Athletics Federation of N... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Despite the postponement of the the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and National Sports Festival due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has revealed that the Ministry is very much in touch with each of the athletes, Bestchoice... Read more...
President, International Association of Athletics Federations has announced that athletes already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics before the Games were postponed will get to keep their spots in the rescheduled 2021 competition, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report About 6,200 of the 11,000 s... Read more...
The minister of youth and sports development, Mr Sunday Dare has commended the International Olympic Committee, IOC for postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the covid-19 pandemic. The minister made the commendation in a release on Wednesday. Mr Dare’s commendation came after the IOC an... Read more...
By Our Correspondent First Nigerian Taekwondo female to qualify for the Olympics in 16 years, Elizabeth Anyanacho, has confessed that the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe has her worried about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, scheduled to hold between 22 July and 3 August 2020. Her worries ar... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The minister of youth and sports development, Sunday Akin Dare has promised to sponsor two players of the victorious 2019 National Basketball League champions, Air Warriors of Abuja to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The minister made the ple... Read more...