Tag: Team Nigeria
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Olympics: Brume expresses joy at winning first medal, thanks Nigerians for prayers
Nigeria’s reigning African record holder, Ese Brume on Tuesday expressed delight at winning the first medal for the country at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Brume on Tuesday won the very first medal for Team Nigeria in the women’s long jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020…
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Team Nigeria’s George out of women’s 400m, as Felix eyes honour
Team Nigeria’s Patience George dropped out of reckoning in the women’s 400 metres event of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics losing in the round one heats on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that George, who ran in heat 1 of the event at the Olympic Stadium, placed last with a time of 52.41…
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2020 Olympics: Aruna not satisfied with athletes’ welfare in Tokyo
Team Nigeria’s captain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Quadri Aruna, is not satisfied with the treatment of athletes at the 2020 Games. Aruna, who is Africa’s top-ranked table tennis player, shared his concerns via his Instagram handle @quadriaruna on Friday. “You all wanted me to perform well but you removed my coach that qualified me…
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12 Nigerian athletes cleared, eligible to compete in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Reigning Nigeria sprint queen and 100/200m record holder, Blessing Okagbare tops the list of 12 athletes the Athletics Integrity Unit has cleared to compete in the athletics event of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics which begins on Friday. Okagbare who is making her fourth appearance at the games will be competing in the women’s 100m…
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Tokyo 2020: Oshonaike crashes out after defeat to American opponent
Liu Juan of the USA beat Nigeria’s Olufunke Oshonaike in their preliminary round singles match in the table tennis event at the 2020 Olympic Games on Saturday. Liu, 36, sealed a 4-1 win over Oshonaike, who is competing at her seventh Olympics. Oshonaike put up a good fight in the first game going down 11-7…
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Tokyo 2020: Buhari asks Team Nigeria to repeat Atlanta ‘96 feat
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Nigerian contingents to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to replicate the performances of past Nigerian Olympians. The President, who spoke yesterday at the send-forth ceremony and unveiling of the official outfit for the team, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also encouraged the Nigerian contingents, saying “you stand on…
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Tokyo Olympics: Buhari hosts Team Nigeria on Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday host members of Team Nigeria to the Tokyo Olympics at the Presidential Villa before the final batch of the contingent departs for the Games. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a brief send-forth ceremony for the first batch of the…
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Team Nigeria round off home leg of preparations for Tokyo Olympics
Team Nigeria athletes and officials camped in Abuja rounded off their home leg of preparations for the Tokyo Olympic Games assuring of their readiness to make the country proud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that athletes and their coaches, as well as other officials, have been involved in intensive training and camping in…
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Team Nigeria on course to qualify for Tokyo Olympics relay races
Olamide George, the Acting President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has assured that Team Nigeria were on course in seeking qualification for the relay races of the Tokyo Olympics. George, who is in Texas in the U.S. with the team, said on Friday that the team would qualify for not just the mixed relay…
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Tokyo Olympics: Team Nigeria to compete in 11 sports, says Minister
Team Nigeria will compete in just 11 sports with comparative advantage at the Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has said. The minister made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser (Media), John Joshua-Akanji on Wednesday in Abuja. Dare declared that the days of jamboree at the Olympics are…