Tag: Olympics
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2028 Olympics: Athlete urges early preparation
An athlete, Michael Godwin has called for early preparation for Nigerian athletes ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, U.S.
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Poland submits bid to host 2040 Olympics
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that Poland will officially bid to host the Summer Olympic Games in 2040 or 2044. This decision is dedicated to the younger generation, with the aim of bringing the prestigious event to Poland for the first time. While President Andrzej Duda had previously expressed interest in hosting the…
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2024 Olympics: Nigeria’s sports as circumstantial ceremonies – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
MOSES Ugbisien, winner of a 4x400m bronze medal in athletics, 40 years ago at the Los Angeles Olympics, called thrice recently. Two of the calls were in the course of the Olympic Games in Paris. Expectedly they were about Nigeria participating in the Olympic Games as circumstantial ceremonies.
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Global Champions: How Nigerian – born athletes won laurels for adopted countries at Paris 2024 Olympics
Many Nigerian born athletes won laurels for adopted countries at the just concluded 2024 Paris Olympics
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From Olympics to telecoms, the world brooks no tardiness – By Okoh Aihe
The 2024 Paris Olympics Games ended on Sunday in a blaze of glory. The French gave their elevated understanding of beauty and creativity while Hollywood gave a little snippet of what awaits the world in Los Angeles in four years’ time.
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Olympics: US topples China to finish overall winner, Kenya finishes as best African country
The USA clinched victory at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris on Sunday, narrowly topping the 2024 Olympics medal table. They secured 40 gold medals, edging out China by winning more silver
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Nigeria and the Symbolism of the Paris Olympics – By Dakuku Peterside
Nations, diplomacy, and sports are interwoven. Sports persons and sports teams are, in a sense, representatives of and mirrors of their countries. It is no coincidence that most great nations are also leading sporting countries because it is a significant tool of soft power projection.
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BREAKING: Sifan Hassan shatters Olympic record to win marathon gold in Paris
Sifan Hassan claimed gold in the Paris 2024 women’s marathon with a new Olympic record, finishing in 2:22:55 on Sunday, August 11.
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JUST IN: President of International Olympic Committee quits
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said on Saturday he would step down from his position when his second term expires in 2025.
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Paris 2024: US female soccer team wins football gold
The U.S. women’s soccer team claimed gold once more after