Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Still On Despite Spread Of Virus – Organisers
Organisers say the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will still hold as scheduled amid uncertainty over the fate of the multi-event tournament as the Japenese government called for major events in coming weeks to be postponed, cancelled or scaled back over...
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...
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,...
Tokyo 2020: Oborududu Wins Historic Wrestling Silver For Nigeria
Blessing Oborududu secured her place in the history books as she won Nigeria's first ever medal in Wrestling at an Olympic Games.
Commonwealth champion Oborududu fought valiantly against great rival Tamyra Mensah-Stock in the...
Tokyo Olympics To Gulp $12.6 Billion
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat.
Tokyo Completes Work On Olympics Stadium
Construction work has been completed at Tokyo’s National Stadium, set to be the centrepiece of next year’s Olympic Games, the site’s owners said.
The Japan Sports Council said the final work had...
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...
NOC To Inaugurate Nine Commissions In Lagos
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has announced that it will formally inaugurate all nine Commissions that have been set up to ensure optimal running of the NOC on Wednesday, 29 January at the NOC building in...
2020 Olympics: 61 Athletes, 22 Para-athletes To Represent Nigeria In Tokyo
Sixty one athletes and twenty two para athletes have qualified to represent Nigeria at the delayed Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Minister of Sports Sunday Dare has revealed.
“As at today, Nigeria has qualified...
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...
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