Esther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition. Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event. She won with a lift of 127 kg in the nine-athlete […]
Continue Reading“There is ability in disability.” The veracity of that expression has been upheld by Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, who has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Tijani came in second behind China’s Hu Dandan in the women’s 45 kg Powerlifting event after lifting 106 kg, just behind the Chinese. Hu set […]
Continue ReadingThe dust raised by the donation from a Japanese plastic surgeon, Katsuya Takasu, to the Nigeria U-23 team for their exploit at the Rio Olympics may have been finally settled, following the issuance of $390,000 cheque to Samson Siasia and Mikel Obi. This donation came after Nigeria beat Honduras 3-2 in the bronze medal match […]
Continue ReadingJohn Mikel Obi was the star, giving all three assists as the Olympic Eagles got Nigeria’s first medal at the Rio Olympics after edging Honduras 3-2 in the men’s football event bronze medal match in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. Umar Sadiq (brace) and Aminu Umar were on target for Nigeria, while Antony Lozano and Marcelo […]
Continue ReadingJamaican track master, Usain Bolt stormed to an unprecedented ‘triple treble’ of Olympic golds at the Rio Games on Friday, promptly declaring himself “the greatest”. He won gold medals in the 100m and 200m made it a repeat of Beijing 2008 and London 2012 by helping the Jamaican team to anchor the title in the […]
Continue ReadingUsain Bolt won a third successive Olympic 200m gold on Thursday to keep his hopes of an unprecedented “triple triple” alive. The victory was Bolt’s 13th individual world or Olympic sprint title from a possible 14 since he jumped to limelight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 29-year Jamaican timed 19.78 seconds for gold, Canadian […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s U-23, Dream Team VI, on Wednesday failed to progress to the final of the men’s soccer Olympic tournament as they lost o-2 to Germany at the Corinthians Arena. It was Lukas Klostermann who got an early goal in the 9th minute and substitute Nils Petersen added another in the closing minutes of the second […]
Continue ReadingUsain Bolt has won a third consecutive 100m gold, after reaching the final in 9.81 seconds!He crossed the line first, securing his place as the greatest sprinter of all time. Justin Gatlin of the United States came second in 9.89 secs, and Andre de Grasse of Canada was third in 9.91 secs. Bolt celebrated after […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Dream Team VI booked a place with Germany in the semi-final of the male football event of the Rio Olympics after defeating Denmark 2-0 at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil. Nigeria went into the match without team top scorer Oghenekaro Etebo, who suffered a hamstring injury in the game against Colombia. It […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports says it has seen news that Team Nigeria’s Captain John Mikel Obi paid hotel bills accruing from the 8 unaccredited players and officials in Rio with the National U-23 team.Reacting to the news, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, said the chief coach of the team, […]
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