Tag: 2020 Tokyo Olympics
German coach kicked out of Tokyo Olympics for punching horse
Kim Raisner, a German modern pentathlon coach, has been thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse during…
JUST IN: Canada wins Olympic women’s football gold
The Canadians will have their keeper to thank for saving several penalties after misses by the two sides.
Breaking: Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal in Tokyo Olympics
Ese Brume puts Nigeria on the medals table, leaping 6.97m in the long jump to grab the bronze medal in…
JUST IN: Simone Biles ready for Olympic last event
Simone Biles is ready to take part in the Olympic gymnastic beam event on Tuesday evening.
Nigeria’s long jumper Ese Brume books Olympic final
Nigerian long jumper Ese Brume picked the last slot into the final of the women’s long jump event at the…
Adegoke beats world’s fastest man in Tokyo 100m heat
Team Nigeria’s Enoch Adegoke ran 9.98 seconds on Saturday in the men’s 100 metres event at the 2020 Olympic Games…
Olympics: Dare sports minister probes athletes disqualification
Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports has said the ministry will investigate circumstances surrounding the disqualification of 10…
Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for women’s 100m semi-finals
Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres…
AFN accepts blame for axing of 10 Nigerian athletes in Tokyo
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Thursday admitted "lapses" over the disqualification of 10 athletes from Tokyo Olympics for…
Cilic, Dodig send Andy Murray out of Tokyo Olympics
Andy Murray's Tokyo Olympic medal hope has been dashed by Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in the doubles
D’Tigers lose second Olympic game to Germany
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have narrowly lost by 92-99 points their second match in the Tokyo Olympics against Germany on Wednesday .
Tokyo Olympics: All Nigeria’s table tennis reps knocked out
Africa’s highest-ranked player Quadri Aruna on Tuesday crashed out of the men’s singles event of the table tennis competition at…
Olympics: Three athletes, others test positive for COVID-19
Tokyo Olympics organisers have reported 16 new COVID-19 cases linked to the Games, and three athletes were among those who…
Tunisian Hafnaoui wins unexpected gold medal, Australia smashes record
Tunisian teenager Ahmed Hafnaoui produced a blistering finish in the men's 400m freestyle to pip Australia's Jack McLoughlin to gold…
Tokyo puts up show spectacular at Olympic opening
Tokyo expectedly put up a spectacular show as Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony with choreography displays showcasing Japan's culture.
Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony director Kobayashi fired
The creative director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, a day ahead of the event.
COVID-19: 12 more cases recorded at Olympics
A day before the Tokyo Olympics officially open, organizers have reported 12 coronavirus cases linked to the Games.
Coco Gauff calls off Tokyo after hit by COVID-19
American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday.
Tokyo 2020: Ugandan weightlifter Ssekitoleko flees camp in Japan
Ugandan weightlifter, Julius Ssekitoleko has fled from camp in Japan after he failed to qualify for the games in Tokyo.
Osinbajo spurs on Nigeria’s Tokyo Olympic team [Photos]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged the Nigerian team to Tokyo Olympics to replicate the performances of past Nigerian Olympians.
Organisers of Tokyo Olympics blasted by JOC’s Yamaguchi
Kaori Yamaguchi, a Japanese Olympic Committee board member on Friday blasted organisers of the Tokyo Games for ignoring public concerns…
Tokyo Olympics: Ese Brume, Nigeria’s hope for gold medal
Nigerian long jumper, Ese Brume on Monday said she aims at winning a Tokyo Olympics gold medal for the country.
Tokyo Olympics torch relay begins in Japan
The long-awaited torch relay for the postponed Tokyo Olympics kicked off in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Thursday.
Foreign spectators banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympics
International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tokyo Olympics: Japan denies The Times’ report
Japan doubled down on its commitment to host the Tokyo Olympics this year and flatly denied reports on Friday of…
COVID-19 disrupts Olympics-Japan torch exhibitions
Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced on Thursday that upcoming exhibitions of the Tokyo Olympics torch around the Japanese capital have been…
Japan demands Tokyo Olympics postponed by one year
Japan has asked for one-year postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over the new coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Abe, IOC chief Bach hold crunch talks today
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would today hold crunch talks over the phone with IOC President Thomas Bach on the…
Canada officially pulls out of 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Canada has announced an official withdrawal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears, as the International Olympic Committee(IOC) dilly-dallies…
Basketball: Nigeria’s D’Tigress going to Tokyo Olympics
Nigeria’s senior women’s national Basketball Team, D'Tigress have booked a ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo.