Tag: Tokyo 2020
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No Olympic medal for Djokovic as he first loses and then withdraws
World number one Novak Djokovic leaves the Tokyo Olympics empty-handed as he lost the singles bronze medal match to Pablo Carreno Busta on Saturday. The Serb then went on to withdraw injured from his mixed doubles match for bronze. World number 11 Carreno Busta wasted a match point in the second-set tiebreak, but the Spaniard…
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AFN expresses shock over Okagbare’s doping rule violation
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria,AFN, has expressed shock over the press release by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), suspending Blessing Okagbare for a doping rule violation. AFN, in a statement says it is in the process of obtaining the relevant details of the announcement after which a full reaction will be issued. The AIU in…
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Tokyo 2020: AFN says Nigerian athletes not banned for drugs
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has clarified that the 10 Nigerian athletes disqualified for ineligibility at the Tokyo Olympics were not banned over drugs offence. Adeniyi Beyioku, Secretary-General of the federation, said this in a statement on Friday against the backdrop of reports in some quarters that the athletes were banned. He described as…
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Tokyo 2020: Sports minister apologises to disqualified Team Nigeria athletes
Nigeria’s sports minister, Sunday Dare, has apologised to 10 Nigerian athletes that were disqualified from the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This was contained in a press statement by the Federal Ministry of Sports, titled, ‘Statement: Ministry Wades to stem crisis’, on Friday. The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stepped in to stem further…
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Medals table at Tokyo Olympic Games as at Thursday evening
Following is the current medals table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Thursday (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 15 7 9 31 Japan 15 4 6 25 U.S 14 14 10 38 ROC 8 11 9 28 Australia 8 2 10 20 Britain 5 7 6 18…
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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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10 Nigerians ineligible for Tokyo Olympics’ athletics events
A total of 10 Nigerians are part of 20 athletes declared ineligible to participate in the athletics events of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics, the sport’s world governing body, said in a statement on Monday that the athletes contravened Rule 15 of World Athletics’ Anti-Doping Rules. The…
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Ogunbanwo wins women’s 100m freestyle heat at Tokyo Olympics
Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition. Running from lane 3 in the four-competitor heat, Ogunbanwo emerged st the finish lane after 59.74 seconds to qualify for the event’s semi-finals. The 17-year-old…
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Baseball makes its Olympic return after 13-year absence
Baseball has returned to the Olympic Games after a 13-year absence, with the first pitch thrown at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach delivered the ball to be used in the ceremonial first pitch. The honours went to two Japanese students from areas affected by the 2011 Japan earthquake…
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Tokyo 2020: D’Tigers lose to Germany
D’Tigers lose 92-99 to Germany in their second Group B match of the Preliminary Round of the basketball competition.