Tag: Olympic Games
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Paris 2024: Sports Minister questions commitment of athletes
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed concerns about the level of commitment and the patriotism of some Nigerian athletes.
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Paris 2024: Reactions as German team borrows Nigeria’s cyclist bicycle to compete (photos)
The kind gesture of the German team to Nigeria’s cyclist, Ese Ukpeseraye, at the ongoing Olympics games has caused a stir on social media. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Ese Ukpeseraye, via the microblogging platform X, formerly Twitter, extended appreciation to her German counterpart after they offered her a bicycle to train with at the ongoing…
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Reaction as D’Tigress bow out of Olympics
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Wednesday in Paris ended their impressive run at the 2024 Olympic Games on a losing note.
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Olympic Games: Christianah Ogunsanya loses in opening bout
Christianah Ogunsanya of Team Nigeria on Wednesday crashed out of the women’s freestyle 53 kilogramme event of the wrestling competition at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Ogunsanya lost 1-3 to Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia in her round of 16 bout at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, making her the team’s second casualty in the competition.
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Paris: 41-year-old wrestler wins 5th Olympic gold medal
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler, Nunez Lopez, on Tuesday won his fifth Olympic gold medal in the 130kg, beating Fernandez Acosta of Chile in the process at the ongoing Paris 2024 Games.
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Paris 2024: D’Tigress defeat world number 5 Canada 79-70, qualifies for quarter-final
The Nigerian senior female Basketball team, D’Tigress on Sunday afternoon made history at the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, defeating Canada 79-70 in the last match of group B.
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Paris 2024: Setbacks, early exits mar Team Nigeria’s Olympic outings
The 2024 Paris Olympics have been a challenging and disappointing journey for Team Nigeria, with numerous early exits and setbacks casting a shadow over their campaign.
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Paris 2024: Alfred makes Olympic history for St Lucia
Julien Alfred ran away from American world champion Sha’carri Richardson to win Olympic gold medal in the women’s blue riband 100 metres dash.
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Olympics: Adesina fails to make cut in women’s high jump
Temitope Adesina failed to make the cut on Friday in Paris in the women’s high jump competition of the ongoing Olympic Games.
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Olympics Drama: Italian boxer, Carini stops fight against Algerian opponent, cites unequal Contest
Italy’s Angela Carini abandoned her Olympic bout against