Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Bad day for Djokovic in Tokyo: Loses singles, mixed doubles
It was a bad day in office for World No. 1 Novak Djokovic as he lost two crucial matches on…
Olympics: Nigerian athletes not banned for drugs – AFN
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has dismissed reports that 10 Nigerian athletes were disqualified over drugs offences.
OLYMPICS: Ogunbanwo sets national record, fails to make semi-finals
Nigeria's Habibat Abiola Ogunbanwo won the first heat of the Olympics women’s 100m Freestyle on Wednesday, but didn't make semi-finals
Nigerian badminton pair Opeyori, Olofua bow out of Tokyo Olympics
Nigerian pair, Anuoluwapo Opeyori and Godwin Olofua, on Tuesday, bowed out of the men’s double event of the badminton competition…
Nigeria’s Offiong Edem knocked out of Olympic tennis
Nigeria's Offiong Edem on Monday bowed out of the women’s singles event of the table tennis competition at the ongoing…
Djokovic struggles with Tokyo heat, complains to ITF
World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, on Saturday, called on the organisers to rethink the Olympic tennis schedule because…
Naomi Osaka: My greatest honour is lighting Olympics Cauldron
Japanese tennis player, Naomi Osaka has said that lighting the Olympics cauldron during the opening ceremony, is the greatest honour…
Ethiopia, UAE shun IOC directive on Olympic flag bearers
Ethiopia, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates and a few other countries shunned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) directive on gender flag…
Guinea boycotts Tokyo Olympic Games
West Africa's country of Guinea will not take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games, the sports ministry announced late Wednesday.
Murray faces obstacle Auger-Aliassime in Olympic first round
Andy Murray will face Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the opening round of Tokyo Olympics, as he guns for a hat-trick…
Missing Ugandan weightlifter Ssekitoleko found in Tokyo
Julius Ssekitoleko, Ugandan weightlifter who absconded from his pre-Olympics training camp in Japan has been found .
Team Nigeria will compete in Tokyo to win medals – Dare
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare said Team Nigeria would be competing for medals at the Tokyo 2020…
Australian showjumper Jamie Kermond suspended for doping
Equestrian Australia has suspended showjumper Jamie Kermond from partaking in the Tokyo Olympics after he returned a positive sample for…
Japan, USA win as Tokyo Olympics Games begin
Host nation Japan won the first event of the pandemic-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, crushing Australia 8-1 in a spectatorless softball…
Tokyo Olympics-bound para-athlete seeks Ogun support
Tokyo Olympics-bound para-table tennis player, Isau Ogunkunle, on Friday appealed to the Ogun government to support its Olympics-bound athletes with…