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Russian athletes banned from Rio Paralympics over doping scandal
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), on Sunday, banned Russian athletes from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, following ...
Rio Olympics table tennis: Toriola advances, as Oshonaike, Offiong crash out
One Nigerian advanced on Saturday to the next round of his event in the table tennis competition of the Rio ...
China sends policeman to Rio Olympics over safety concerns
China has sent a policeman to the Rio Olympics to help protect its sports delegation, journalists and traveling spectators, ...
Olympics: Nigerian soccer team to arrive hours before opening match with Japan
When Nigeria opens its men’s soccer tournament against the Japanese at 9 p.m. EDT Thursday, it will do so ...
Russian Table Tennis players cleared to play at Rio
Alexander Shibaev and his Russian teammates will be playing at Rio 2016. After careful review of the criteria set ...
Olympic air tickets for athletes ready, says Dalung
The Ministry of Youth and Sports is to send air tickets for the Rio Olympics to athletes by midweek. ...
Eight Russian athletes to miss Rio under IOC rule
At least eight Russian athletes are set to miss next month's games in Rio de Janeiro under new IOC ...
U.S. sends 555-member team, including 292 women, to Rio Olympics
A record contingent of 292 women will be part of a powerful 555-member U.S. team at next month's Olympic Games ...
Rio Olympics 2016: IOC refuses to hand Russia blanket Games ban
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday said Russia would not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016, following ...
Dalung denies asking athletes to buy air tickets to Rio
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it did not direct foreign-based athletes going to the Olympic Games ...
China to send 416 athletes to Rio in largest overseas contingent
China will send 416 athletes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August, its largest overseas delegation in Olympic history. ...
Okagbare, Ogunlewe in Rio Team athletics team
Nigeria fastest sprinters Blessing Okagbare and Seye Ogunlewe top the list of Team Nigeria athletes to the Rio 2016 ...
Dalung requests additional N2bn for Team Nigeria’s 2016 Olympics participation
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, said on Tuesday that his office had applied to the Federal ...
Kuwait launches $1bn lawsuit against IOC
The Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) were suspended by the IOC in October for `undue Government interference’ only three years ...
NFF calls up Mikel, Ighalo, Iheanacho in 35-man list for Rio Olympics
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday in Abuja released a 35-man list for the Nigerian under-23 male team ...
NOC: 25 states ready to mark 2016 Olympic Day
President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Habu Gumel, on Wednesday in Abuja said 25 states have indicated interest to ...
NOC unveils Wakanow as Nigeria’s sole Authorised Ticket Reseller
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on Wednesday unveiled tour and hospitality services provider, Wakanow, as the country’s sole authorised ticket ...
Refugee team to compete at Rio games
A team of refugees that will compete at this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics could number as many as 10 ...
Toriola becomes first African to qualify for seventh Olympics
Nigeria's table tennis legend, Segun Toriola, has made history by qualifying for his seventh Olympic Games at the ITTF-African Rio ...
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