Ogunbanwo wins women’s 100m freestyle heat at Tokyo Olympics
Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition. Running from lane 3 in the four-competitor heat, Ogunbanwo emerged st the finish lane after 59.74 seconds to qualify for the event’s semi-finals. The 17-year-old […]
Why haven’t the Tokyo Olympics been postponed already?
The global sporting calendar has been swept away by the coronavirus pandemic but the International Olympic Committee has insisted the Tokyo Games will go ahead in four months despite growing calls for a postponement. Events such as the 2020 European football championships have been delayed for 12 months and powerful national sports federations including the […]
Brazil wants Neymar to captain Olympic team in Tokyo
The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) has initiated talks with PSG over the possibility of taking Neymar to the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, which may not go down terribly well in the offices of the Parc des Princes with Kylian Mbappé also intent on representing France at the 2020 Olympics. Brazil are also keen […]
Wrestling: Olympic qualifiers camp opens in Yenagoa
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) will open camp on Monday in Yenagoa for the forth-coming Africa-Oceania Olympic qualifiers. The President of the federation, Daniel Igali, made this public in a statement on Saturday in Port Harcourt. “The qualifiers will take place in the Moroccan city of El Jadida from 13th to 15th March. “During the […]
Olympics 2020: Nigeria taekwondo fight for qualification in Morocco
Nigerian taekwondo athletes, Chinazum Nwosu, Benjamin Okuomose, Elizabeth Anyanocho, and Ifeoluwa Ajayi are among other 105 African players vying for Olympics 2020 slot in the qualification tournament starting today in Rabat, Morocco. Nigeria Taekwondo Federation president, Margaret Binga, hinted that necessary preparation has been made for a successful outing for the Nigerian team. ALSO READ: Lesotho […]
Dare lifts Junior Olympic Triple Jumper
Fortune has smiled on young Nigerian Junior Olympic Triple Jump athlete Ineh Oritsemeyiwa with the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Sunday Dare providing him a ticket to pursue further study side by side with sports through scholarship in the United States. The Minister facilitated his trip after two failed efforts at securing visas and […]
