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Paris Olympics 2024: Nigeria Will Train More Athletes – Onikeku
Joel Ajayi Technical Director, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Samuel Onikeku on Thursday said that Nigeria would raise more athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Onikeku told journalists in Abuja that continuous competition would help the federation to
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team Nigeria Yet To Win First Medal
Ibrahim Lawal Sports lovers across the country are still glued to television after days of competition at the 2020 Olympic in Tokyo, Japan, as team Nigeria is still in search of a medal at the ongoing world sports fiesta. 58
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Coach Anthony Asuquo Wishes Team Nigeria, Uche Eke Best-Of-Luck At Olympics
Joel Ajayi As the much-awaited Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally started in far-away Japan, the Founder of Tony International Gymnastics, TIG Coach Anthony Asuquo, has wished team Nigeria, especially Nigeria’s Uche Eke that will be representing country in Gymnastics’ three disciplines
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FG Tasks Olympic Federations On Tokyo Games
Joel Ajayi The Federal Government has called on the Chairmen, Caretaker Committees of the Olympic Federations to ensure they record more victories for the Country during the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare
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Olympics, Paralympics Camps Open In Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Bayelsa
By Joel Ajayi Towards Team Nigeria achieving podium success at the Olympics and Paralympics games in Japan, the Ministry of Youth and Sports has finalized arrangements for the camping of home-based athletes. According to the schedule for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics,
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Olympics: 30 Nigeria Athletes Secure US Visas
Ministry Thanks US For Supporting Nigeria’s Sports Dev’t Thumbs Foreign Affairs Minister for intervention Joel Ajayi Sports Ministry has expressed appreciation to the US government for supporting Nigeria’s journey to the Olympics when it granted 30 Nigerian athletes Visas in
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2021 Olympics: NBBF Ready To Deploy War Chest
As the men and women national teams prepare for a busy 2021, the Nigeria Basketball Federation has vowed not to spare any effort in getting the best out of the teams. This was made known by the International Representative on
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Tokyo Olympics: Ministry Begins Second Phase Camps
Joel Ajayi In line with the promise made by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare to begin early preparation for next year’s Tokyo Olympics, the second phase of camping began on Monday in three centers across
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Olympics golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott marry in private
Cycling’s golden couple, Laura Trott and Jason Kenny, have got married in a private ceremony in Cheshire. The Team GB pair, who boast 10 Olympic golds between them, tied the knot on Saturday. Revealing the news, Kenny, 28, tweeted a
Read MoreNo Zika cases detected among Olympics participants: WHO
No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants in last month’s Olympic Games in Brazil, the World Health Organization said Friday. “We don’t have any confirmed cases of Zika amongst travellers or amongst… the
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