Beach Volleyball: NVBF Calls Up 16 Players Ahead Of Olympic Qualifiers
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has invited 16 players and four coaches ahead of next month’s Olympic Beach Volleyball qualifiers in Morocco.
The second and final rounds of qualifiers will be hold from 21-28 June,...
Olympics, Paralympics Camp Opens In Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Bayelsa
The Federal Ministry of Sports announced that camping for home-based athletes ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics games in Japan will begin on Monday, 24 May in four centres.
According to the camping schedule, ten sports...
Tokyo 2020: Sports Ministry Unveils Camping Plans For Team Nigeria
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has unveiled its plan for Team Nigeria towards at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
According to the roadmap, the final stage of local camping will commence from 15...
Laurel Hubbard: Weightlifter Set To Be First Transgender Olympian
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after qualifying for the rescheduled Tokyo Games due to a rule change, Inside the Games website reported on Wednesday.
Tokyo Olympics: Survey Reveals 70% Of Japanese Want Games Cancelled or Postponed
A Kyodo News poll on Monday revealed that more than 70% of people in Japan want the Tokyo Olympics to be cancelled or delayed as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo 2020: D’Tigress, D’Tigers Get Fixture Lists
Nigeria's women's national basketball team D’Tigress will open their 2020 Tokyo Olympics Group B campaign against the USA on Tuesday, 27 July according to the official fixture list released by the Federation of International Basketball Associations...
Olympics: Breakdancing, Three Other Sports Approved For Paris 2024
Breakdancing, surfing, skateboarding and sports climbing have all been ratified for the 2024 Paris Olympics, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said.
The Paris 2024 organising committee had last year proposed the...
Sports Ministry To Begin Camping For Athletes Ahead Of Tokyo 2020
The Sports Ministry has announced plans for a national camp for athletes and officials in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games.
Mr John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser (Media) to Sports...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC, Japan Confirm New Date For Delayed Games
The Tokyo Olympic Games will hold from 23 July 2021 to 8 August after being postponed for a year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new date was announced by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board following...
Tokyo 2020: Igali Describes Postponement As ‘The Best Thing To Do’ (AUDIO)
President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has lauded the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games till 2021, describing it as ‘the best thing to do’.
On Tuesday, the IOC...
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President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau this week visited injured Super Eagles duo, William Troost-Ekong and Zaidu Sanusi at their...
