Paralympics
6 Sep
Onyinyechi Mark has won Nigeria's 1st gold medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris, France after smashing her own World Record
3 Sep
The Nigerian Badminton Federation, yesterday, rolled out the red carpets to celebrate the country’s lone medallist at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympics, Mariam Eniola Bolaji.
29 Aug
Team Nigeria’s para-table tennis players had a torrid time on Thursday as they lost their matches in two events of their competition at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pair of Kayode Alabi and Faith Obazuaye lost 1-3 in the mixed doubles XD17 event. They lost…
27 Aug
Organisers of the Paris Paralympics announced Tuesday that over two million tickets have been sold as the Games prepare to open. "We have already sold around two million tickets, so that's good. There will be full stadia," said Paris 2024 president Tony Estanguet at a press conference, alongside International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons.…
11 Aug
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has admitted the shortcomings of Team Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics and vowed to improve for the Paralympics. Team Nigeria finished its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics without winning a single medal. Hannah Reuben was the last athlete with a chance to salvage a medal for…