Tag: ATHLETE
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MEET Samson Dauda, first Nigerian athlete who ruled the world to win Mr Olympia
Nigerian-born United Kingdom (UK) bobybuilder, Samson Dauda has claimed the 2024 Mr. Olympia. Dauda won the competition over the weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada, United States (US). Meet Samson Dauda, first Nigerian athlete to win Mr Olympia The victory has seen him emerge as the first athlete of Nigerian origin to…
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Asaba 2022: Athlete slumps, dislocate wrist, ruled out of event
A taekwondo athlete, Daniel Otunoye, representing team Zamfara has been ruled out of the National Sports Festival presently holding in Asaba the Delta state capital after he slumped few minute before his fight with his Bayelsa opponent.
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Just In: Amusan listed in Women’s Athlete of the Year award
World Athletics on Wednesday confirmed a list of 10 nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award, with Nigeria’s golden girl Tobi Amusan one of the nominees. The confirmation signaled the beginning of the voting process for the 2022 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2022.
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Commonwealth Games: Two of missing Sri Lankans traced, one still missing
A Sri Lankan athlete and official who went missing during the ongoing Commonwealth Games have been traced, but a third remains missing, a Sports Ministry official said on Thursday. The tracing of the two members of the contingent has been conveyed to the Sri Lankan officials by West Midlands Police overseeing the Birmingham area where…
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Blessing Okagbare celebrates father at 80
You are a good man/ father and I love you dearly
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Doha 2019: Athlete receives ram gift for winning medal
Burkina Faso’s triple jumper, Fabrice Zango, was rewarded with a ram for being the first athlete from his country to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. The athlete, who posted a picture of the ram’s presentation on his Facebook page, claimed bronze at the athletics event. Zango said the ram was given to…
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Kenyan athlete wins race despite losing shoe
Kenyan runner Conseslus Kipruto defied the early setback of losing a shoe to win the 3000m men’s steeplechase race in the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland. Just after coming round a bend, his left shoe flew off his foot and over the track but he didn’t stop. “That was a mess. But it motivated…
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Nigerian athlete sponsors self to 5th International Archery Grand Prix in Cote D’Ivoire, wins three medals [Photos]
Driven by his love for his country and passion for the sport, a Nigerian, Ladi Alapini sponsored himself to the 5th International Archery Grand Prix held recently in Cote D’Ivoire and brought three medals back home. Alapini, a refined athletic was based in the United Kingdom until November 2017 when he returned home with the…
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Unbelievable! South African female athlete marries another female
Caster Semenya South African 800m athlete and long-time partner, Violet Raseboya have officially tied the knot. Semenya and Raseboya were the trending issue on Twitter this Saturday when pictures of their wedding ceremony flooded the internet Semenya, shot to stardom in 2009 when she won gold in the women’s 800m at the IAAF’s World Championships…