Archives Tag: Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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April 19, 2022

  The action continued for Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the early hours of Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Nigerian table tennis star, and captain of Team Nigeria in Tokyo, Quadri Aruna, lost in the first hurdle to Gustavo Tsuboi 2-4 (15-13, 9-11, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11, 5-11) in the men’s singles 3rd round. … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress Suffer Defeat

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April 19, 2022

  British-born Nigerian-American basketball star, Elizabeth Olatayo Williams, is currently in camp with the Nigerian national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, and has been outstanding just like the rest of the squad. Born on June 23rd, 1993, in Colchester, Essex, England, Olatayo played college basketball for Duke University in the United States. Read more about Sports … Continue reading Women In Sports: Elizabeth Olatayo Williams

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April 19, 2022

  Following coach Otis Hugely’s release of a 15-woman provisional list for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Ogwumike sisters have found themselves on the brink of history as the trio were all included in the squad expected to be trimmed down to 12 before hostilities commence. Read more about Sports 2012 WNBA number one overall … Continue reading Tokyo 2020 Update: The Ogwumike Sisters On The Brink Of History

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April 19, 2022

  As preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics continue, the head coach of the Nigerian national male basketball team, Mike Brown, has trimmed the list of invited players in camp from 49 to 15. Read more about Sports For the first time in a long while, team captains, Ike Diogu, and Ben Uzoh, have been … Continue reading Tokyo 2020 Update: D’Tigers Captain, Ike Diogu And Ben Uzoh Miss Out

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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

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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

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April 19, 2022

  As preparations for the 2022 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, hit top gear, athletes around the world have been jostling for tickets to the biggest sporting event in the globe. Read more about Sports While some have been successful in their quest to book a ticket for the global showpiece, others are still in … Continue reading Women In Sports: Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha

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April 19, 2022

  At the age of 28, Chukwuebuka Cornell Enekwechi has established himself as one of the best athletes in Africa when it comes to Shot Put. Born on January 28, 1993, in the United States, the Nigerian-American’s love, passion, and patriotism, made him switch allegiance from his country of birth (USA) to compete professionally for … Continue reading Nigerian Men In Sports: Chukwuebuka Enekwechi

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April 19, 2022

  As part of moves to ensure that Nigeria has an excellent outing in the 2021 Olympic Games in Japan, the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida, has revealed that he is considering holding discussions with high profile National Basketball Association (NBA) star, Bam Adebayo, on the possibility of switching allegiance from … Continue reading Musa Kida Moves Towards Convincing Adebayo To Feature For Nigeria

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria Olympic Committee President, Engineer Habu Gumel has stated that the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the summer of 2021 is supposed to spur Nigerian athletes into preparing better and achieving great results come next year. Hosts Japan, and the International Olympic Committee on Monday, March 30, 2020, announced July 23-August 8, 2021 … Continue reading Postponement Of Olympics Good For Nigerian Athletes- Gumel

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April 19, 2022

Nigerian sports minister, Mr Sunday Dare, has hailed the feat achieved by Nigerian female Taekwondo athlete, Elizabeth Ayanacho, after she emerged as the first female in Nigeria to pick an Olympic ticket for Taekwondo in 16 years, and also became only the second-ever female Taekwondo Olympian for Nigeria. Another Nigerian female athlete to be applauded … Continue reading Nigerian Sports Minister Impressed By Anyanacho And Offiong’s Olympic Qualification Feats

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), has expressed optimism towards their chances of picking up tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan when they compete at the Africa Taekwondo Qualification Tournament slated to hold from Saturday, 22nd February to Sunday, 23rd February, 2020, in Rabat, Morocco. Read more about Sports The Technical Director of the NTF, … Continue reading Nigeria Taekwondo Federation Confident Of Picking Olympics Ticket In Morocco

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April 19, 2022

The Nigerian national women’s’ basketball team, D’Tigress has been congratulated by one of Nigeria’s leading banks, Zenith Bank, for picking a ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics billed to hold in Japan later this year. D’Tigress held their heads high while departing Serbia where the Olympic qualifying tournament for women’s’ basketball was held between February … Continue reading D’Tigress Congratulated By Zenith Bank For Olympic Qualification

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s men national basketball team, D’Tigers, finished the 2019 FIBA World Cup on a successful note after beating host nation, China, 86-73 in their final classification game on Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Guangzhou. Victory over the Chinese team in front of their home crowd and supporters means Nigeria has picked the sole African automatic … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: D’Tigers Beat China To Secure Olympic Ticket

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April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s women national team, the Super Falcons, have advanced into the third round of qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after defeating the Algerian women’s national team by a 1-0 scoreline. The match which was held at the Agege Stadium, Lagos state, on Tuesday September 3, 2019, saw Thomas Dennerby‘s girls edge the contest … Continue reading Tokyo 2020: Super Falcons Beat Algeria To Advance Into Third Round Of Qualifiers

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