•Paris Olympics athletes’ village (Christian Klaue) The athletes’ village for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics officially opened and welcomed its first inhabitants today. The village to the north of Paris will house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000 athletes, at its peak, reports AFP. Eight days before the opening ceremony, the first tea...
•Tobi Amusan 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to run in the Paris Olympics after the sport’s top court yesterday dismissed appeals against the decision to clear her of a doping offence. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in a period of 12 months but […]
•Tinubu at Eagle Square on June 12 Vice President Kashim Shettima has dismissed insinuations about President Bola Tinubu’s health, saying his principal is a man full of ideas. President Tinubu had during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps, an incident that elicited conversations about the former Lagos State governor’s he...
•Falcons celebrate Rasheedat Ajibade The Super Falcons have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 on aggregate to reach the Summer Olympics. Rasheedat Ajibade scored from the spot in the first leg of the qualifiers in Abuja on Friday. That goal was enough for the Super Falcons to pick one […]
Olympic chiefs announced yesterday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) from either country “will not participate in the parade of delegations and teams during the opening ceremony since they are...
•Olympics logo A group of charities claimed Wednesday that French police were cracking down on Paris sex workers ahead of the Olympics. A report issued by 17 non-government organisations who work with prostitutes said that they shared the same conclusion as to the increased repression and sometimes changes in police practices, reports AFP. “Th...
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