Telecom Games football event Cup holders, MTN not only staved off a spirited challenge by Etisalat to successfully defend their title but also made a near clean sweep of the medals in other events as the Nigeria Telecommunications Games came to an exciting end last Saturday at the University of Lagos Sports Complex.

Track and Field, the premier sport in the Olympic games begins today interestingly, it is the sport that Nigeria banks on most to lift them here although not much was done for them by the sports ministry during preparation for the Olympics.

An official from a sport neglected in Nigeria yesterday pleaded with President Goodluck Jonathan to restructure sports in Nigeria and make it more result-oriented.

I really love adventure. My only fear is that most times adventure turns to misadventure. There are lots of side attractions in the Olympics. Many people come for the Olympics for many reasons.

Hordes of visitors have continued to beseech Team Nigeria’s secretariat at the Olympic Village. Many of the visitors, mainly, are Nigerian athletes representing other countries at the Olympics and those who are living in the Diaspora, coming back to identify with their roots.