Tokyo 2020
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
Nigeria’s Enoch Adegoke has stormed into the 100m final at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, after finishing second in semi-final 2 as he ran 10.00s
Emmanuel Adegoke and Usheoritse Ese Itsekiri representing the country in the 100 metres at the Olympics have qualified for the semi final after finishing 1st and 3rd respectively in their heats.
Two Nigerian athletes will be running in the semifinals of the women’s 100m for the first time since 2012 after Blessing Okagbare and Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha qualified from their respective heats Friday in Tokyo, Japan.
Ten Nigerian athletes have been disqualified from the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics for not meeting up with the necessary requirement for the games
The third day for Nigeria in Tokyo had some positive news as two of the country’s representatives got inducted in an elite Olympic club. Segun Toriola and Funke Oshonaike entered into history book( Club 7) as rare athletes to have competed seven times at the Olympics. Although the exclusive club was dominated by men, Funke […]
D’Tigers suffered a loss against Australia in their final warmup game, and suffered the same result on Sunday, losing 84-67