Archives Tag: Chioma Ajunwa
Sanwo-Olu Presents House Gift To Chioma Ajunwa After 25 Years Wait
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
Did You Know- The First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in a Field Activity was a Nigerian?
April 19, 2022
History makers, record breakers, trail blazers and the list goes on and on. These are the stuff that many Nigerians are made off. One of such is the Woman; Chioma Ajunwa-Opara; the first Black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field activity. Born 25 December 1970, Chioma Ajunwa, a native of … Continue reading Did You Know- The First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in a Field Activity was a Nigerian?
By jeremiah
Golden Moments In Sports: The First Nigerian To Win A World Championship Silver Medal
April 19, 2022
Over the years, women like Mary Onyali, Chioma Ajunwa and Blessing Okagbare have done Nigeria proud in more ways than one. With more collective medals than we can keep count of, Nigerian women have, in recent times, become a force to reckon with in the nation’s sports industry. Little wonder, a Nigerian woman won Nigeria’s first … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: The First Nigerian To Win A World Championship Silver Medal
By achem
Did You Know? Nigerian Olympic Gold Medalists
April 19, 2022
Nigeria made her first Olympic appearance in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland, and the country has participated in every Summer Olympic Games (except for the boycotted 1976 Olympics) ever since. Nojim Maiyegun A total of 25 medals have been won by Nigerians at the Olympics with our nation’s first by veteran boxer Nojim Maiyegun, who won … Continue reading Did You Know? Nigerian Olympic Gold Medalists
By achem
Okagbare: Nigeria’s Olympic Hopeful!
April 19, 2022
It is unusual for Nigeria to have a gold medal hopeful, but this London Olympic Games, Nigeria presents two gold medal hopefuls, Chukwumerije and most promising Okagbare. The last time Nigeria won gold in a single sports was at the Olympic Games held in Atlanta U.S.A, where Chioma Ajunwa took to the podium for the winning the women’s long jump event.
