Olympics
Team Nigeria was placed 74th at the end of the 2020 Tokyo Games on Sunday and eighth best among the 54 African nations at the Games.
Sifan Hassan’s odyssey from refugee to one of the greatest athletes of this or any other era was confirmed in Tokyo as she became the first person to win three medals over 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000m. The last leg of the treble, after 5,000m gold and 1,500m bronze, came as the Dutch athlete sprinted clear […]
Nigeria’s Ese Brume and Blessing Oborududu have won a bronze medal and a silver medal respectively at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
A Belarusian sprinter said she was taken to the airport against her wishes on Sunday to board a flight back home after she complained about national coaches at the Tokyo Olympics
The 18-year-old Tunisian – Ahmed Hafnaoui – won by 0.16 seconds, with Australia’s Jack McLoughlin taking silver and the USA’s Kieran Smith bronze.
Athletes who contracted coronavirus have seen their Olympic dreams dashed. Some tested positive in Japan, some before coming.
Guinea’s government has reversed its decision to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics, a day after saying its delegation should not attend the Games, which officially open on Friday
Kentaro Kobayashi, the creative director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, has been dismissed, a day ahead of the event.
Nigeria men’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers, are in good form ahead of the Olympics as they beat Argentina 95-71 in Las Vegas on Monday.
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