Olympics: Five Nigerian-born athletes who won medals for other countries
Team Nigeria did not win any medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Despite competing in 12 events, the team was unable to match…
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Olympics: Let’s keep rooting for our athletes — Sports Minister
The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh, has called for support for Nigerian athletes competing in the ongoing 2024 Olympic…
Six African athletes to watch at Paris 2024
Africa is aiming to surpass the milestone of winning 50 medals for the first time at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
With…
Israeli athletes ‘welcome’ at Olympics – French Foreign Minister
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne affirmed on Monday that Israeli athletes are welcome at the Paris Olympics. This…
Olympic prize money will divide athletes – Redgrave
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave has expressed concerns that awarding prize money to athletics gold medalists at…
IOC faults ‘aggressive’ Russian claims on ban of its athletes
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) describes Russia's reaction to the ban on its athletes from the Olympic Games' opening…
Russia, Belarus athletes not part of Olympics opening ceremony
The International Olympic Committee has announced that athletes from Russia and Belarus will be absent from the opening ceremony…
African Games: 358 athletes to represent Nigeria in 25 sports – NOC
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) announced that Nigeria will be sending a contingent of over 358 athletes participating in 25…
Athletes would be ‘moronic’ to compete in Enhanced Games…
President of World Athletics, Lord Coe, dismisses the notion of the Enhanced Games, an Olympics-style event advocating for the…
CWG 2022: Buhari celebrates Team Nigeria amid medals’ galore
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined millions of other sports loving Nigerians in celebrating the athletes that represented…