Archives Tag: Athletics

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  As preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics hits top gear, legendary Nigerian table tennis star, Aruna Quadri, has been chosen to lead Team Nigeria at the biggest global sporting event. Read more about Sports Aruna’s selection to lead Nigeria was confirmed during a National Sports Federation meeting in Abuja on Monday, June 28th, 2021. … Continue reading Nigerian Olympic Update: Aruna Quadri Captains Team Nigeria

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  On Sunday, June 28th, 2021, athletes were presented with the last chance of making it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer at the Paga/Making of Champions Relays in Yaba, Lagos State. Read more about Sports The big news from the event was Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team qualifying for the Olympics in a … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Paga/MOC Relays

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  On Thursday, June 24th, 2021, Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, fulfilled the 25-year-old promise of the state government by handing the keys of a 3-bedroom flat to Nigerian Olympic medalist, Chioma Ajunwa. Read more about Sports Ajunwa at the Atlanta 1996 won a gold medal in the long jump event, making her the first … Continue reading Sanwo-Olu Presents House Gift To Chioma Ajunwa After 25 Years Wait

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Born March 8, 2000, Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100m. The 21-year-old athlete is currently the rave of the moment after his exploits at the just concluded National Olympic Trials and Invitational Relays in Yaba, Lagos State. Read more about Sports Adegoke who says he is ‘”running by … Continue reading Men In Sports: Enoch Adegoke

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Despite the heavy downpour in Lagos State on Sunday, June 20th, 2021, Day 4 saw the final round of events at the National Olympic trials held at Yaba Tech. Athletes tried to defy the odds under harsh conditions. Read more about Sports The Nigerian 4x100m relay men’s team (Enoch Adegoke, Usheoritse Itsekiri, Fakorede Adekalu … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: National Olympic Trials

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  High profile Nigerian athletes are presently in Lagos State for the Tokyo 2020 National Olympic Trials event at the Yaba College of Technology. The event which commenced on Thursday, June 17th, 2021, saw a huge array of stars including Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, who is running in Nigeria for the first time since … Continue reading National Olympic Trials: Okagbare Shows Class In 100m Race Win

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian sprinter, Oluwatobilola Ayomide Amusan, popularly known as Tobi Amusan has established herself as one of the finest sprinters Nigeria has ever seen at just the age of 24. Born on April 23rd, 1997, the 100 metres hurdle specialist was raised in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, and showed signs of greatness on the track … Continue reading Women In Sports: Tobi Amusan

By ugo-chinedu

Discover Nigeria Personality SPORTS Women

April 19, 2022

  Born on the 9th of October 1988, Blessing Okagbare-Otegheri is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump and a world medalist in the 200 meters. She also holds the Women’s 100 meters Commonwealth Games record … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Blessing Okagbare-Otegheri

By jeremiah

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigerian mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, returned to winning ways on Saturday, June 12th, 2021, after beating his Italian opponent, Marvin Vettori, in the UFC 263 fight at the Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, United States. The Stylebender outclassed Vettori to retain his 185-pound UFC middleweight belt after suffering defeat for the first time … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Israel Adesanya Returned To Winning Ways

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  On Friday, June 4th, 2021, the Super Eagles lost the first leg of their international friendly match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Stadion Wiener Neustadt in Austria. Read more about Sports A 37th-minute strike from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa condemned the Eagles to their first loss against the Central Africans since Gernot … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Super Eagles Lost To Cameroon

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS Top 10

April 19, 2022

  It’s hard to compile a list of the top ten Nigerian sportspeople in history. You would have to leave out some exceptionally gifted top performers, who are probably just as deserving as those left on such a list. Read more about Top 10 That’s precisely the conundrum this writer faced while preparing this article. … Continue reading 10 Nigerian Sports People In History

By ikenna-nwachukwu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  High profile Nigerian athlete, Ese Brume, made history over the weekend at the Chula Vista Field festival in California after leaping 7.17 metres to break the 25-year-old 7.13m leap set by legendary Nigerian athlete, Chioma Ajunwa, at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics in the USA. Read more about Sports Ese hit 7.17 metres in her … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: Oshoala Wins The Spanish Copa Del Reina

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Patience Okon George has established herself as one of the finest quarter-miler Nigeria has ever seen. Born November 25, 1991, Okon made the headlines after winning bronze at the African Championships in Marrakesh, 2014, and went on to win gold for Nigeria in the 4x400m relay event. Read more about Sports At the Glasgow … Continue reading Women In Sports: Patience Okon George

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Our focus for today is the fastest man in Africa and he is none other than Nigeria’s Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba. Born on July 9th, 1984, in Sapele, Delta State, Olusoji hails from a family with athletic blood. His mother, Evelyn Fasuba, a Jamaican, was a sprinter in her youth days, and a cousin to … Continue reading Men In Sports: Olusoji Fasuba

By ugo-chinedu

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

  Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) giants, Kano Pillars, moved to the top of the Nigerian league on Sunday, May 23, 2021, after securing a vital 1-1 away draw against Katsina United at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium. Read more about Sports A 26th-minute strike from Rabiu Ali gifted the visitors the lead, but it will … Continue reading Weekend Sports Roundup: NPFL

By ugo-chinedu