•Nigeria’s 4x100m men’s relay team The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie, have been disqualified from the men’s 4x400m relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics today. … developing story
•Nigerian cyclist, Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye In a heartwarming display of sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the German cycling team has extended a helping hand to Nigerian cyclist Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye. Ukpeseraye, who was unexpectedly called up to compete in the keirin and sprint events, faced a major hurdle when she arrived without a bic...
•Nigeria’s D’Tigress celebrate The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, made history at the Paris Olympics 2024 by qualifying for the last 8, claiming a 79-70 victory over Canada. D’Tigress became the first ever African team (Men or Women) to play in the Quarter-Finals: of an Olympic games, reports Channels TV. •Nigeria’s US...
•Favour Ofili Nigeria’s Favour Ofili ran a season best time of of 22.24s to win her heat and book a spot in the semi-final of the women’s 200m event. Ofili outran a field that also had Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Gambia’s Gina Bass-Bittaye. Ofili’s finishing time put her in overall second place only behind […]
•COVID-19 variant Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is now another fear of the disease in Paris. The virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events at the Paris Games and has others donning masks again, reports Reuters/NAN. This […]
•Celine Dion at Olympic Games opening ceremony Canadian singer Celine Dion sang from the Eiffel Tower to bring the curtain down on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony yesterday. The 56-year-old “My Heart Will Go On” singer appeared on a lower tier of the iconic Parisian landmark to perform just moments after French sporting legends Teddy [&hel...
•Australia’s Matt Dawson and Belgium’s Nelson Onana during a hockey game An Australian field hockey player identified as Matt Dawson has decided to remove a finger on his right hand after getting injured during a team training in Perth two weeks ago. Dawson’s decision was aimed at ensuring he competes at the 2024 Paris Olympics [&h...
•French gendarmes inspect the scene of attack France’s high-speed rail network was hit by “malicious acts” including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said today, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. A source close to the investigation told our correspondent the attacks were coordin...
This is a preview of Nigeria’s 19th appearance at the Olympic Games, highlighting the intrigues, controversies, and shortcomings, as well as the country’s chances in Paris, reports The PUNCH. Nigeria made its Olympic debut at the 1952 edition in Helsinki, Finland, featuring nine athletes in athletics (men’s 100m, men’s 200m, men’s 4×100 relay,...
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will be out for a historic victory against Brazil in their opening fixture at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games female football tournament. The match will broadcast live on DStv ch 203 and GOtv ch 61, at 6pm tomorrow, Thursday, 25 July. The two previous meetings between the two sides ended […]
