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-By Saidu Abubakar Blessing Oborududu’s silver medal in wrestling and Ese Brume’s bronze medal in the long jump at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games may not really be seen to change the narrative for Nigeria. They may only…
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...After altering medal count to claim those won by Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau Although these are Chinese territories, they govern and compete separately from mainland China China earned 38 gold, 32 silver, and 18 bronze for a total…
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Former Super Eagles coach Bonfere Jo has hit out at the current handler of the national team, Gernot Rohr, saying the team is not playing to its full potential because of the poor tactics of the German tactician. Bonfere, who led…
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*The French capital will welcome the Games for the first time since 1924 <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/08/08/18/PRI193999624.jpg?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75" alt="<p>A…
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By Saidu Abubakar It’s no longer news that the centre-piece of the coronavirus-delayed 2020 Olympic Games is the new 68,000-capacity Japan National Stadium, following Friday’s (23rd July, 2021) opening ceremony. Torchbearer, Japan’s…
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There has been a few bursts of brilliance from the African continent at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. South African athletes saw a silver medal win for Tatjana Schoemaker in the women's 100m breaststroke, while compatriot, surfer…
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Nigeria’s Ese Brume reacts as she competes in the women’s long jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. Credit: AFP Brume, 25, claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at…
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Enoch Adegoke has qualified for the final of 100m men’s event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. This is the first time Nigeria will have a representative in the final of the 100m men’s event since Davidson Ezinwa achieved the feat at…
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Another big blow has hit Nigeria's Olympics team, as Blessing Okagbare has been suspended with immediate effect after an out-of-competition sample collected from the sprinter tested positive for human Growth Hormone (HGH), a prohibited…
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the request of Team Nigeria for the 10 athletes declared ineligible to partake in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics, have their Samsung Galaxy S21 5G phones given to all athletes who…
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