First Lady, Sports Minister applaud athletes’ resilience, tenacity and patriotic spirit The Nigerian Paralympic contingent to the 2024 Paralympic Games have been warmly received at the Presidential Villa …
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Tebogo targets glorious season end with Diamond League bang
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterOlympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he feels “energised” as he aims to cap off his breakthrough season with a victory at the Diamond League finals in Brussels …
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Ingebrigtsen bullish on world records ahead of world championship
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterNorway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen is confident he will only get stronger heading into next year’s world championships in Tokyo, noting that his training times are still on the rise. …
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Team Nigeria Athletes Return Safely from Paris Paralympics
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterTeam Nigeria’s athletes who competed in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have returned to the country. The squad, consisting of 24 athletes and excluding officials, arrived in three …
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Ugandan Athlete Cheptegei’s Attacker Dies in Hospital
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterThe man responsible for attacking Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained in the assault, according to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, …
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Team Nigeria Ends Paralympic Games in Style, as Folashade Oluwafemiayo Breaks World Record to Win Gold
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterThe Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed immense joy and pride following Team Nigeria’s incredible performance at the Paralympics, which concluded with a …
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Oluwafemiayo breaks para-powerlifting record, wins gold medal
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterFolashade Oluwafemiayo has set a new World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first para-athlete ever to lift 166kg. As Team Nigeria’s captain, Oluwafemiayo further …
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Sports Minister hails Esther Ogechi Nworgu for wining paralympic silver medal
by Our Reporterby Our Reporter… Describes her Outstanding performance as heartwarming and Inspiring The news of Esther Ogechi Nworgu, one of our athletes, winning a silver medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games …
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Post Paris 2024: Duplantis, Tebogo headline Lausanne Diamond League
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterArmand Duplantis and Letsile Tebogo headline a stellar lineup of Olympic champions heading to Lausanne for the first Diamond League meeting since the Paris Games. Tomorrow’s event will …
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NOC reviews Team Nigeria’s medal-less performance at Paris 2024
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterAs the Paris 2024 Olympic Games come to a close, the high expectations of sport-loving Nigerians have been met. Engr. Habu Gumel, OON, FNSE, President of the Nigeria …