Despite series of troubles in the country that has caused distractions to both the country and individuals, President Muhammadu Buhari still considers the sporting sector as one of the critical areas that deserves his attention and commendation as exemplified with the U-20 athletes that emerged victorious with four gold and three bronze medals at the just ended African Youth Athletics Read More
Nigeria increased her medal haul at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with a Gold and a Silver in Powerlifting on Monday. Oluwafemiayo Folashade won Team Nigeria’s third gold medal of the Games with a world record performance, lifting 152kg to underline her complete dominance of the event. It was silver for Obiji Loveline who lifted 147kg in the Read More
From Tokyo Olympics to renewed grassroots voyage It was a moment to explore for Nigerian Olympics medalist, Engr. Chika Chukwumerije, who made out time and visited various cities in Southeast including Enugu, Owerri Imo state capital and Awka Anambra state capital, a movement that took him a whole week, starting from a previous weekend of being around the coal city Read More
The winner of Nigeria’s first gold medal, Tijani Latifat, at the ongoing Paralympic games in Tokyo, Japan was quite emotional while speaking immediately after her podium finish.
Chinecherem Nnamdi will be hoping to make history later on Friday when he files out for the final of the men’s javelin event at the ongoing World Athletics U-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. The 19-year-old is one of the favourites to win the event’s gold after throwing himself into contention on the opening day of the championships with a massive Read More
The only female Taekwondo Nigerian athlete, Elizabeth Anyanacho, at the just concluded 2020 Olympic Games has revealed her experience with an assurance of better times ahead of 2024 Games scheduled for Paris. She spoke to select Journalists in Abuja shortly after returning from Tokyo, Japan. Excerpts… My Taekwondo journeyI never knew what Taekwondo was but I usually watch all these Read More
Few days after 2020 Olympics Games ended in Tokyo, Japan, final team Nigeria batch have returned to Abuja. The team comprising athletes and officials who arrived via Nnamdi Azikiwe airport touched down around 12.45pm on Thursday. Blueprint crew on ground reports that the team was received by jubilant sport-loving Nigerian fans and relatives at the airport. Head coach of Nigeria Read More
Brazil defended their Olympic men’s football title following a dramatic extra-time victory over Spain at the Nissan Stadium. Substitute Malcom raced in behind and slotted home the winner after 108 minutes to hand Brazil the gold medal. Five years ago, Neymar scored the winning penalty as Brazil beat Germany to win their first gold on home soil. Mikel Oyarzabal’s volley Read More
The Tokyo Olympics has had its fair share of drama on and off the sport’s arena. Team Nigeria is no exception but in the middle of all those distractions, Nigeria made very important progress at the games. Here are eight amazing facts about Nigeria’s performances at the Tokyo Olympics. Nigeria got a bronze medal in long jump, 25 years after Read More
African Countries at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics South Africa 🇿🇦 – 3 medals (1 Gold 🥇, 2 Silver 🥈) Ethiopia 🇪🇹 – 3 medals (1 Gold 🥇, 1 Silver 🥈, 1 Bronze 🥉) Tunisia 🇹🇳 – 2 medals (1 Gold 🥇, 1 Silver 🥈) Morocco 🇲🇦 – 1 medal (Gold🥇) Kenya 🇰🇪 – 2 medals (1 Silver 🥈, 1 Bronze Read More
Blessing Oborududu has entered the record books as the first Nigerian to win a wrestling medal at the Olympics, after claiming silver in the 68kg class following a 4-1 defeat to American Tamyra Mensah Stock. Oborodudu has now become the second Nigerian to win medal at the Games, the first being Ese Brume who earlier on Tuesday won bronze in Read More
Long jump athlete Ese Brume on Tuesday morning won the very first medal for Team Nigeria in the long jump event in the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan. Brume was placed third after she surrendered silver on count back to Britney Reese of the USA as both leaped to 6.97m while Malaika Mihambo of Germany got gold with Read More
Top Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborodudu a while ago on Monday won her 68kg semifinal bout against Mongolia’s Battsetseg Soronzonbold by 7-2. With her victory, Nigeriais has now entered the medals table in the ongoing 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. Also, Oborodudu’s performance has seen her emerge as first ever Nigerian wrestler in an Olympic final. She beat Azerbaijani Elis Read More
Nigerians are now very much hopeful that Team Nigeria will finally win medals at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games after three Nigerians – Enoch Adegoke, Ese Brume and Tobi Amusan qualified for the final. Team Nigeria began on a wrong foot with different set backs but the coast is now clearer with current feat by the Nigerians. Adegoke is first Read More
Nigeria’s reigning African record holder in long jump, Ese Brume, breezed through the qualification round early Sunday morning in the ongoing 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Japan. Her leap of 6.76 meters automatically qualified her for Monday’s final. After days of gloomy participation, Nigerians will smile if she makes podium finish. Details coming…
In the midst of gloomy moments for team Nigeria at the on going Tokyo 2022 Olympics, Enoch Adegoke and Ese Brume are gradually telling the stories with close door steps to medals for team Nigeria. It is evident that the extensive hardwork and preparations for the athletes are gradually paying off. Enoch Adegoke who edged out number 1 in the Read More
Nigerian sprinters, Enoch Adegoke and Usheoritse Itsekiri, have made it to the semi-final of the men’s 100 meters race at the ongoing 2020 Olympic games. In another development, Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru was disqaulified from men’s 100m at the same category. Oduduru was disqualifed over a fasle start at his heat. Great Britain’s Reece Prescod was first to have a false Read More
From the ongoing 2020 Olympics in Tokyo comes a report that one of Nigeria’s medal prospects, Tobi Amusan, has advanced to the semi-final of 100 meters hurdles after emerging first at the heat. Details loading…
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare’s Tokyo Games ended abruptly on Saturday morning after she was provisionally suspended following a positive test for human growth hormone, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement. The 32-year-old, who has also won world championship medals in the 200m and the long jump and is competing in her Read More
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stepped in to stem further crisis by addressing the issues that have arisen concerning Team Nigeria athletes. According to the Director Federation of Elites athletes Department, Dr Simon Ebhojiaye, “The Ministry is abreast of the situation on ground and addressing them. Payment of various allowances commenced since last week and its ongoing. Read More
Although, they would have been hoping to at least make the final of their event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Nigeria’s Mixed 4x400m quartet comprising Emmanuel Ojeli, Imaobong Nse Uko, Samson Nathaniel and Patience Okon-George will leave the competition with their heads held high after storming to a new African Record of 3:13.60 to finish 5th in their semi-final race. Read More
Nigeria’s women basketball team D’Tigresses on Friday lost their second game 87-62 versus France in the ongoing Olympic games in Tokyo Japan. The Nigerian team had lost to USA during their first encounter at the games Details loading…
Moroccan heavyweight boxer Youness Baalla attempted to bite David Nyika’s ear during his defeat to the New Zealander at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. The 22-year-old was subsequently disqualified for unsportsmanlike behaviour, although he was already out of the Games anyway following his unanimous-points loss in the round-of-16 bout. A Tokyo 2020 statement called Baalla’s actions “intolerable”, saying that he Read More
The USA women’s basketball team got off to a positive start at the Tokyo Olympics with an 81-72 win over Nigeria in their first game of the tournament. It certainly wasn’t always pretty, but they got the job done and ran their Olympics winning streak to an incredible 50 games in the process. Nigeria’s full-court press and tenacity on the Read More
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