Dr. Salau Dee Elf (NUGA Publicity Liaison Officer 1993-2001) By now, it’s crystal clear that hardly can Team Nigeria to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games titled ‘Can Nigeria improve on the Medals Table’ is a figurative question that seeks no…
Elizabeth Anyanacho, Nigeria’s sole representative in taekwondo at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, was eliminated in the opening bout of her competition on Friday morning. Competing in the women’s -67 kilogram category, Anyanacho faced Song Jie of China at…
Rafiatu Lawal on Thursday in Paris could only muster fifth place position in the women’s 59 kilogramme event of the weightlifting competition at the 2024 Olympic Games. Lawal lifted an average 100 in the snatch and 130 in the clean…
Pope Francis has urged for an Olympic truce during the upcoming Paris Games, highlighting the Games’ historical role as promoters of peace rather than conflict. “The Olympic Games, in ancient times, introduced a wise truce during the games,” noted the…
The quarter-finals line-up in the women’s football event at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo was set on Tuesday after the final matches of the group stage were played. Reports state that in one of the first two games…
Olympian Henry Amike, on Friday said athletes representing the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics peaked at the right time, which showed a high level of preparation for the Olympic Games. Amike said this in an interview with the newsmen…
Less than three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, Tokyo has recorded the highest number of new coronavirus infections in almost two months. The city government reported 920 new cases within 24 hours on Wednesday, the most in…
Six Nigerian athletes and two coaches have arrived in South Korea for bobsled and skeleton qualifiers, ahead of the Olympic Games. Coach Ganiyu Adenuga of the Bobsled and Skeleton Federation of Nigeria (BSFN) confirmed the arrival of the athletes and…
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Friday the Olympic Games were facing a “major issue” after the head of the organising committee made sexist remarks, with criticism of his comments showing no sign of abating. Yoshiro Mori, 83, set off…
