Did You Know? Nigerian Olympic Gold Medalists
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 […]
Golden Moments in Sports: Atlanta 1996 Dream Team
The Nigerian Under-23 men’s football team became the first ever African team to win an Olympic Gold medal in football. Nicknamed the Dream Team, it represented Nigeria at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, Georgia, USA. The win was not just Nigeria’s but also a major win for the continent in a trying time. A perfect combination of skill, […]
Nigeria at the ’92 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
What a man can do, a woman can do much more, right? The quartet of Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Mary Onyali and Christy Opara-Thompson sure did prove this saying as they raced to victory in the women’s 4x100m event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In a time when no woman had ever won a […]
D’Tigress: First Women’s Africa Basketball Team to Win a Game at the Olympics
With a history that dates as far back as 10 years before Nigeria gained her independence, the game of basketball has enjoyed nationwide recognition and participation over the years. However, it was not until 24 years later that Nigeria had a female team representation at the 1974 African Championship for Women. D’Tigress could not make […]
Nigerian Taekwondo Athletes Bag Olympic Scholarships
Two Nigerian Taekwondo athletes, Uzoamaka Otuadinma who is the current African champion and Isah Abubakar Adamu, Gold medalist at the 2014 Common Wealth Youth Games have both been awarded Olympic scholarships by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Their selection was entirely based on each […]
Nigeria’s First Olympic Medalist
Four years after the nation gained her independence from the British government, Nigeria would participate in an Olympic event and win her very first medal as a sovereign state. The 1964 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event staged in the heart of Tokyo, Japan from […]
AYG: Taekwondo Athletes Win Four Medals
Nigeria’s U-17 Taekwondo representatives at the ongoing Africa Youth Games (AYG) in Algiers, Algeria proved their worth in the African scene after the underdogs picked up four medals in the day’s events. Medalists It is the first time the crop of 10 athletes will be availed the opportunity to compete for their country in any […]
ITTF Ref: Don’t Doubt Nigerian Umpires
As the ITTF Challenge Nigerian Open draws near, assistant referee, John Peters, has assured players and fans that there is no cause to be bordered about the moral credibility of officiating Nigeria umpires at the competition. Peters strengthened the trust of the players and fans on the umpires, stating that they should only expect the […]
Nigeria Makes Proposal To Host 2022 Olympic Youth Games
Nigeria has made a proposal to host the 2022 Olympic Youth Games in Abuja. Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, and his team assured the International Olympic Committee that the Abuja stadium will be more than ready to host the games if Nigeria gets picked. “I want to commend the IOC for developing a […]
Nigerian Bobsled Team Makes Olympic History
The statement ‘What a man can do, a woman can do better’ is no more just a statement used to boost the morale of young ladies to aim for more, but a reality as we see a lot of women today occupy prominent positions in almost every line of work. Three incredible Nigerian women have […]
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Blessing Okagbare and Others Get Olympic Scholarship
Yesterday, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) received the approval of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to award The Rio 2016 Scholarships to 12 outstanding Nigerian athletes. Accoding to ThisdayLive, the Secretary General of NOC, Hon. Tunde Popoola explained that the scholarship programme was introduced to support and enable the athletes prepare – under good conditions […]
What Did We Learn From London 2012 Olympics?
Nigerian athletes participated in 13 games and came back with no medals. Many questions are already hitting headlines, but the big question is “what have we learned from this Olympic Games?”
Olympics 2012: Day Four For Team Nigeria.
Team Nigeria is yet to have a competitor in the final round of any competition so far and our awful showing continued yesterday as the D’ Tigers lost to Lithuania 72-53.
The Retrospective Spectacular Summer Sports Sale
At Retrospective, looking back might be their thing, but Everyone needs something to look forward to. That’s why this summer, Retrospective treating you to a discount delving into their trove of treasures with a host of Olympic-inspired sales!
Okagbare: Nigeria’s Olympic Hopeful!
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.