Archives Tag: Athletics

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The 2024 Paris Olympics in France will officially commence today, and Team Nigeria will be represented by 88 athletes; 23 men and 65 women across 12 sports. Read more about Sports Nigeria’s highest representation comes in athletics, with 18 male and 18 female representatives totalling 36 athletes. Football has the second-highest representatives, with 18 … Continue reading Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Oluwastobiloba Amusan has been in blistering form since the turn of the 2024 athletics season. In January, she broke Gloria Anozie’s 25-year-old record with a time of 7.77 seconds at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan. Tobi Amusan, at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, on the 5th of February, broke the African … Continue reading Tobi Amusan Dominates the African Games in Accra

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SPORTS Top 10

April 19, 2022

  As we bid farewell to 2023, a year filled with challenges and triumphs, let’s take a moment to celebrate the remarkable achievements of some of Nigeria’s brightest sporting individuals across various sports. From the world of football to athletics, and basketball, these individuals have left an indelible mark on the global stage. Read more … Continue reading Top 10 Sporting Individuals of the Year

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

In the space of one week, four Nigerian women have achieved feats that brought some form of respite to the nation in the midst of a tension-ridden political climate. Read more about Sports Asisat Oshoala set the ball rolling on the 21st of June, 2021 when she won the African Player of the year; her … Continue reading Four Nigerian Women That Made Sporting History In One Week

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

: Brume added another Silver to her athletic resume after leaping an impressive 7.02 metres in Oregon. Read more about Sports While Nigerians trooped online and offline to celebrate the 100m hurdles gold medal won by Tobi Amusan in the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon, long jump specialist Ese Brume, also gave Nigerians something … Continue reading World Athletics Championship: Ese Brume Wins Silver

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Amusan beat Jamaica’s Britany Anderson and Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn to win the event. Read more about Sports Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan made history in the early hours of Monday, July 25, 2022 (WAT) after beating the World Record in the women’s 100m hurdles event at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, Oregon. Amusan clocked … Continue reading Tobi Amusan Breaks World Record, Wins Nigeria’s First World Athletics Championship Gold

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Long Jump specialist Ese Brume, put Nigeria on the podium of the World Indoor Championship again in 14 years after winning Silver. Brume leapt an outstanding Personal Best of 6.58m to win Nigeria’s only medal at the global showpiece. The last time a Nigerian athlete won a medal in the competition was in 2008 … Continue reading Weekend Sports RoundUp: Ese Brume Breaks Nigerian 14-Year Indoor Championships Jinx

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  The Nigerian football space saw some controversy over the weekend as the Super Eagles continue preparations ahead of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Watford FC of England refused to release Emmanuel Dennis for the AFCON, while COVID-19 meant Victor Osimhen was ruled out of the tournament despite expressing willingness to play. … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Victor Osimhen Ruled Out

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian women have always lived up to expectations in the world of sports. 2021 was not a different year for Nigerian female athletes as they gave their best, as usual, in the competition front. Connect Nigeria presents some of the country’s finest female athletes who made a name for themselves in 2021. Read more … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Sportswomen Of 2021

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SPORTS Top 10

April 19, 2022

  In 2021, Nigerian athletes on the global and domestic front turned out really impressive for brands they represent and their fatherland. From football to basketball and athletics, these sportsmen made 2021 a fun-filled and interesting one for sports enthusiasts. We bring you, in no particular order, the Top 10 Nigerian sportsmen of 2021. Read … Continue reading Top 10 Nigerian Sportsmen Of 2021

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Everyday Heroes

April 19, 2022

Sometimes, what makes heroes is the ability to produce something out of nothing or sometimes, something out of very little. This is also a thing that makes people like Blessing special. The ability to do wonders even with limited resources. In the middle of the struggle to find a concrete national identity for a country … Continue reading Everyday Hero: Blessing Oborududu

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s sprint quartet of Tobi Amusan, Grace Nwokocha, Patience Okon-George and Ese Brume finished 6th in the heat 2 of women’s 4x100m, recording a time of 43.25s. The sprinters were drafted on short notice but did not fail to represent the country in Tokyo with everything in their athletic arsenal. In the men’s Shot Put … Continue reading Olympic Update: Nigeria Ends Campaign In Tokyo

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigerian wrestler, Blessing Oborududu, settled for Silver in the Olympics after losing her final fight against United States’ Tamyra Stock-Mensah, 4-1, in the women’s wrestling 68kg. Oborududu brought Nigeria’s medal haul in Tokyo to two and made history as the first Nigerian wrestler to win an Olympic medal. Read more about Sports Things were not … Continue reading Olympic Update: Oborududu Wins Gold As Enekwechi Qualifies For Shot Put Final

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  It is good news for Team Nigeria at the Olympics. After 13 years of wait, Nigeria has finally won a medal in an athletic event in the Olympics. The last medal winner was Blessing Okagbare, who finished third in the final at the Beijing Olympics, 2008. Read more about Sports Long Jump specialist, Ese … Continue reading Olympic Update: Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Olympic Long Jump Medal In 13 Years

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Despite huge setbacks, Team Nigeria has continued their quest for Olympic glory. Grace Nwokocha in a time of 11.07s finished 5th in the heat 3 of women’s 100m semi-final. Nwokocha can take solace in the fact that her 11.00s performance in the heats yesterday made her the 5th fastest woman in Nigeria’s history. Read more … Continue reading 2020 Tokyo Olympic Update: Divine Oduduru, Disqualified

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