Tag: Olympics
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Olympics: Team Nigeria to return home empty -handed as last girl standing, Eze misses podium finish
Team Nigeria’s hopes for a medal at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games were dashed on Friday evening
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Paris 2024: Nigerian born Yemisi Ogunleye wins gold for Germany in Shot Put
Nigerian born Yemisi Ogunleye clinched the gold medal in the women’s shot put for Germany at the
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Paris 2024:Team Nigeria medal drought continues as Tobi Amusan crashes out
Amusan finished third in the first semi-final with a time of 12.55 seconds. She had to wait for the results
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Paris 2024: Disappointment for Nigeria as trio falls short in long jump
At the Women’s Long Jump final at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, Nigerian athletes Ese Brume, Ruth
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Paris 2024: Morocco thrash Egypt 6-0 to win bronze
In the bronze medal match of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Morocco delivered a stunning performance, defeating Egypt 6-0. Soufiane Rahimi
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Olympics: Lawal battles emotions after losing out in weightlifting
Rafiatu Lawal on Thursday in Paris could only muster fifth place position in the women’s 59 kilogramme event of the weightlifting competition at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Sportsmanship Spirit: Nigerian cyclist borrows bicycle from German counterpart to compete at Olympics
Nigerian cyclist Ese Ukpeseraye, competing at the 2024 Olympics, revealed she had to borrow a bicycle from
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Olympics: Adekuoroye crashes out for Nigeria’s third loss in wrestling
Nigeria on Thursday lost its third entry in the six-athlete wrestling team when one of its brightest and medal hope Odunayo Adekuoroye lost 8-10 to China’s Hong Kexin. NAN reports that Adekuoroye could not stand up to Hong in the women’s freestyle 57
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Nigerian Roots Shine Bright: Salwa Eid Naser and Rashidat Adeleke excel in Paris
Two athletes with Nigerian roots, Salwa Eid Naser and Rashidat Adeleke, made their mark in the 400m
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Olympics: Team Nigeria records several losses on tracks
Team Nigeria continued to suffer losses in the athletics competition of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, losing out on several fronts in Wednesday evening’s events.