Women In Sports: Odunayo Adekuoroye
Without a doubt, Odunayo Adekuruoye is one of the greatest, if not the greatest Nigerian female wrestler of all time. Born on December 10, 1993, Adekuruoye won her first Commonwealth medal at just the age of 17 during her debut at the global event in 2010. Read more about Sports Her bronze win in […]
Nigerian Olympic Legend, Kab Olowu, Dies At 95
Nigerian Olympic legend, Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola (KAB) Olowu passed on August 14, 2019. KAB was popular for being part of Nigeria’s first delegation to the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand (now known as the Commonwealth Games), and the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. Mosunmola Oridota, one of Pa Olowu’s daughters […]
Glasgow 2014: Okagbare’s Phenomenal 200m Gold Win
It was Thursday 31st July, 2014 and none would have imagined that Team Nigeria would be celebrating two gold medal wins at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Hampden Park in Glasgow. First Ese Brume put up a remarkable display in Long Jump to claim the gold medal, then Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor followed minutes later with another gold […]
Throwback: Nigeria At The Commonwealth Games
Nigeria made her debut appearance in a first ever international competition while still a colonial list territory at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. At the time, the games were referred to as the British Empire Games. Since 1950, Nigeria has been at thirteen Common Wealth competitions and have received a total of […]
2018 Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria Day 7 Results
Team Nigeria had a rather lackluster performance that led to a medal-less Day 7 in the ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. In Athletics, fans had their hopes dashed when Yinka Ajayi, who is the sole Nigerian competitor in the women’s 400m failed to prove a point in the Heat as she settled […]
2018 Commonwealth Games Day 8: Team Nigeria Schedule
Here is a schedule for all the events Team Nigeria will participate in on Day 8 (April 12) of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. You can follow the games by tuning in to any of the SuperSports Channels; 231, 232, 233 and 234. Athletics Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Heat 1 […]
2018 Commonwealth Games Day 7: Team Nigeria Schedule
Here is a schedule for all the events Team Nigeria will participate in on Day 7 (April 11) of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. You can follow the games by tuning in to any of the SuperSports Channels; 231, 232, 233 and 234. Table Tennis Women’s TT6-10 Singles Group 2 Faith Obazuaye […]
‘Team Nigeria’ worried Over Okagbare Not Running 100m, 200m at Commonwealth Games
Following Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor’s decision not to compete in the usual 100m and 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, some top officials at the Sports Ministry are worried. Okagbare who recently shattered the 22.07 seconds African 200m record set by Mary Onyali registered for only the 4x100m relay and not the usual 100m, […]
Commonwealth Games Recap
The Commonwealth Games came to a thrilling end yesterday in Glasgow, Scotland. Team Nigeria ended in an impressive eighth position, much better than their eleventh position in the previous edition of the Games in New Delhi, India in 2010. Team Nigeria, which had a total number of 127 athletes, contested in six sports including athletics, […]
Nigeria Needs Improved Preparation for Commonwealth Games – Yusuf Ali
Yusuf Ali, one of the coaches with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has voiced out Nigeria’s need to be better prepared in order to perform excellently at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Ali made this disclosure yesterday in Lagos, pointing out that the Nigerian contingent to the event needs all the support it can get. […]