Tag: 2016 Rio Olympics
Dream Team’s sacrifice, efforts gave Nigeria medal- Danagogo
Tammy Danagogo, immediate past Minister of Sports, says Dream Team’s efforts and sacrifice in the midst of nothing is responsible…
Rio Olympics: Bolt wins 100m gold
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt on Sunday became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by edging out American Justin…
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Pictures: Serena Williams out of 2016 Rio Olympics
World No. 1 Serena Williams lost a tough third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina on Tuesday night. Here are…
Rio 2016: Phelps wins 19th Olympic gold
Michael Phelps won a record 19th Olympic gold medal as the U.S. on Sunday clinched the men’s 4×100 meters freestyle…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria lost to Argentina 66-94 in basketball
A poor start by D’Tigers, further compounded by the early loss of inspirational player Olaseni Lawal to injury, on Sunday…
Toriola’s exit from Olympics too early and saddening- Oladapo
Olabanji Oladapo, Executive Secretary of African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF), says Saturday’s elimination of Africa’s greatest table tennis player Segun…
Rio Olympics 2016: Djokovic crashes as Murray lose one, win one
Andy and Jamie Murray are out of the men’s doubles, while top seed Novak Djokovic lost in the singles, in…
Rio Olympics: Shame, Nigerian athletes march in tracksuits
Nigeria’s shoddy preparations for the ongoing Rio Olympics in Brazil came to the full glare of the world on Friday…
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Protests, empty seats mar Rio Olympics colourful opening
Rio’s Olympic Games have officially begun after Friday’s Opening Ceremony – a celebration of Brazilian culture featuring Gisele, carnival-style dancing…
Rio Olympics 2016: Controversy trails wrong Nigerian Anthem
It was a disappointing moment when the wrong national anthem was played for the Nigerian Olympic football (Dream Team) team…
Brazil to distribute 9 million condoms during Olympics
Brazil’s government will hand out nine million condoms for free around Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics in August, a…
Siasia: No automatic shirt for Olympic Dream Team players
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, the Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia has ruled out automatic shirt for any of…
Siasia optimistic of winning Rio Olympics football
Coach of the National U-23 Team, Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia, says he is optimistic that Nigeria will win the…
Preparations for 2016 Rio Olympics to begin soon —NOC
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) said on Tuesday that camping for the forthcoming 2016 Rio Olympic Games would commence soon.…