Wrestling: Igali optimistic of securing one additional ticket for Olympics
Daniel Igali, the president of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, has expressed optimism of securing one additional ticket for the 2024 ...
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Sports : Minister urges federations on podium finish in African Games, Olympics, Paralympics
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen.John Owan Enoh has urged Federations on podium finish in the upcoming African Games, Olympics ...
Turkey, Austria, Canada, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland bid for 2026 Winter Olympics
Seven countries including first-time bidders Turkey have declared their official interest in hosting the 2026 Winter Games, the International Olympic ...
World’s oldest Olympic sailing gold medalist dies
Sir Durward Knowles, who had been the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist in Sailing, has died at the age ...
Olympics: Dutch sweep speed skating women’s 3,000m
Dutch speed skaters got their campaign off to a blistering start with a clean sweep of the medals in the ...
Olympics: Paris 2024 bid chiefs cheer Macron’s election win
Organisers of Paris’ 2024 Olympics bid are cheering the election victory of Emmanuel Macron, optimistic that his youthful appeal and ...
2024 Olympics: Los Angeles, Paris pitch Olympic bids amid vote uncertainty
Los Angeles and Paris on Tuesday presented their candidacies for the 2024 Olympics to international sports federations amid confusion over ...
Tokyo Olympics unveils $16.8 billion budget, to seek more savings
Tokyo 2020 organisers unveiled on Wednesday a budget of $16.8 billion (about N6.72 trillion) for hosting the next Summer Games. ...
Rio Paralympics: Brazil president booed at opening ceremony
Brazilian president Michel Temer was booed as the 2016 Paralympic Games opened in Rio de Janeiro to a backdrop of ...
Paralympic Committee names 23 athletes for Rio Games
The Paralympic Committee of Nigeria, in conjunction with the federal Ministry of Sports, has named 23 athletes and six coaches ...
Two Guinean Olympians did not return home with delegation
The head of Guinea's Olympic delegation says two athletes did not return to the West African nation after competing at ...
British Olympians display medals
British Olympians displaying their medals on arrival at the Heathrow Airport, London
Olympic flag arrives Tokyo for 2020 Games
The Olympic flag arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday as Japan's capital gears up to host the 2020 Games, with officials ...
Neymar sheds tears of joy as Brazil wins Olympic soccer gold, beats Germany 6-5 on penalties
Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in men's soccer on Saturday when it defeated Germany 6-5 in a ...
Rio: Nigeria beat Honduras to win men’s football bronze, make history as first African country to complete medal sweep
Nigeria, the 1996 Olympic football champions, are now the first African country to complete an Olympic medal sweep having ...
41,000 tickets sold for Olympics closing ceremony
More than 41,000 tickets have been sold for the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, spokesman for the ...
U.S. protest in 4×100 men’s relay rejected, Canada keeps bronze medal
The U.S. protest in the men's 4x100 meter relay has been rejected, and Canada will keep the bronze medal. ...
No medal for 10,500 athletes in Rio
There are 11,551 athletes competing at these Olympics, all striving for that elusive gold, silver or bronze medal. While ...
Rio: Egyptian judoka refuses to shake Israeli opponent’s hand
Egyptian judo fighter, Islam El Shehaby, was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss ...
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