Paris Olympics
6 Aug
It was a disappointing outing for Team Nigeria in the women’s 200 metres final of the Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday as Favour Ofili’s missed out on a podium finish. Running in lane nine, the 21-year-old finished in sixth place in a time of 22.24 seconds, which was not enough to land her a medal.…
4 Aug
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigeria's senior women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, on qualifying for the quarter-final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. D’Tigress will be the first African team in basketball to play in the quarter-finals at the Olympics. The President commended the team for their uncommon demonstration of resilience, teamwork, and diligence. President Tinubu…
Olympic: IBA awards Italian boxer $50,000 after quitting fight against ‘ex-male’ opponent in 46 secs
3 Aug
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced it will award $50,000 to Italian boxer Angela Carini. This award comes after she forfeited her fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif, at the Paris Olympics. The fight, which ended just 46 seconds into the first round, has started a controversy over gender eligibility issues surrounding the women's boxing…
3 Aug
To boost the confidence of United States-based sprinter, Favour Ofili ahead of her 200m event, Team Nigeria’s psychologist, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, and one other top official has visited her at the Olympic Games village.
1 Aug
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's 46-second victory at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row over gender eligibility rules, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling saying the Games were "forever tarnished". Distraught Italian boxer Angela Carini, showing signs of physical pain, shrugged off attempts by Khelif to shake her hand afterwards, collapsing to her…
1 Aug
China's Yang Jiayu produced a dominant performance to win the women's 20-kilometre walk Olympic title in Paris on Thursday. The 28-year-old world record holder timed 1 hour, 25 minutes, 14 seconds, coming home clear of Spain's Maria Perez (1:26:19), with Jemima Montag of Australia taking the bronze (1:26:25). READ ALSO:Snoop Dogg wows crowd at Paris…
31 Jul
Snoop Dogg entertained the crowds at the Paris Olympics beach volleyball on Wednesday. He was seen dancing along with fans after he turned up to support the US women's team. The American rapper arrived at the venue in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower by a side entrance. He was surrounded by a team of…
31 Jul
Dutch long-distance star Sifan Hassan announced Wednesday she would run the marathon in addition to defending her 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic titles from Tokyo, as she seeks a historic treble. The 31-year-old is seeking to become the first woman to win gold in the three events, emulating the great Czech athlete Emil Zapotek, who achieved…
31 Jul
Canada's women's team have lost their appeal against a six-point deduction at the Paris Olympics after a drone was used to spy on a rival team's training session. The Canadians were deducted six points while coach Bev Priestman and officials Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine Mander were suspended from any football-related activity for one year after…
31 Jul
Nigeria's Sports Minister John Enoh has said Favour Ofili's exclusion from the women's 100 metres at the Paris Olympic games is inexcusable which must attract sanctions. In a post on her X handle on Tuesday, Ofili expressed disappointment over the omission of her name from the 100m event. She blamed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria…
31 Jul
Reigning Nigeria 100m queen, Favour Ofili says she is shocked by the decision of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, not to register her for the 100m event of the Paris 2024 Olympics. But in a swift reaction, the AFN said this morning that it is also shocked on why Ofili' s name was omitted in…
30 Jul
Two boxers, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan who were banned from the 2023 world championships for being deemed biologically male have been cleared to compete at Paris 2024 as women by the International Olympic Commission (IOC). The duo were disqualified from the Women's World Boxing Championships in March 2023 in New…
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