By Dakuku Peterside Nations, diplomacy, and sports are interwoven. Sports persons and sports teams are, in a sense, representatives of and mirrors of their countries. It is no coincidence that most great nations are also leading sporting countries because it…
Nigeria’s long jump athletes Ese Brume, Prestina Ochonogor, and Ruth Usoro will all vie for podium positions in the women’s long jump final at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday. This marks the first time a Nigerian trio has reached…
World record holder Tobi Amusan qualified for the 100-meter hurdles semi-finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday. She led the qualifiers with a time of 12.49 seconds, ahead of America’s Alaysha Johnson (12.61) and Jamaica’s Janeek Brown (12.84). Amusan,…
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history by qualifying for the quarter-final of the basketball event in the ongoing Paris Olympic Games. The African champions defeated fifth-ranked Canada 79-70 in the last Group B game at the Paris 2024…
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has urged awaiting athletes at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics to aim podium finishing in their various competitions. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the…
Anuoluwapo Opeyori, Nigeria’s lone entry in the badminton competition of the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, on Wednesday made his exit from the event. Opeyori, whose chances had looked slim from the beginning, lost his second and final Group N…
Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has been barred from competing in the 100 meters at the Paris Olympics due to a registration failure by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC). Ofili shared her disappointment on…
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics, COVID-19 is once again affecting the Games in Paris. Athletes have tested positive, including Australian swimmer Lani Pallister, who withdrew from the 1500m freestyle to conserve energy for a relay. British swimmer Adam Peaty…
A number of individuals have been detained in France for attempting to disrupt the Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin revealed on Monday. Security forces arrested 50 people who had intended to engage in “sabotage or radical protests” during the…
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has offered Nigerians who will be travelling to Paris, France for the 2024 Olympics the most affordable data roaming packs during the global games. According to the company, the data roaming packs will ensure that visiting Glo…
