Tag: Olympic Games
Rival Tips Ohuruogu For Olympic Glory
Christiae Ohuruogu is Britain’s only defending Olympic champion on the track, but she has struggled to find her form since…
Kaoje Predicts Doom For Team Nigeria
Former Minister of Sports Bala Kaoje has predicted doom for Team Nigeria currently preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games,…
Weigopwa Banks On Athletics For Olympic Medals
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sports that has brought much joy to Nigerians and remains Nigeria’s hope of winning…
Volleyball Star Dies After Heart Attack
Former Olympic silver medallist, Vigor Bovolenta, has died after suffering a heart attack during an Italian fourth-tier match. Bovolenta, who…
Turkey To Bid For Euro 2020 —Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan began the race to host the European Championship in 2020 yesterday when he said his…
NSC Okays Beach Volleyball For Olympics
National Sports Commission, NSC, has made a U-turn on its earlier decision to exclude beach volleyball from the sports Nigeria…
Team Nigeria’ll Flop In Olympics —Onyali
Nigeria’s bronze medalist in the 200m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has predicted doom for…
Olympic Swimming: Fatai-Williams Wants Nigerians In London
President of Nigeria Swimming Federation, NSF, Babatunde Rasheed Fatai-Williams, says the federation is not bothered with the exclusion of swimming…
Nigerian Weightlifters Set For Olympic Qualifiers In Kenya
Nigerian Weightlifting Federation, NWF, is getting the country’s lifters ready for the African Weightlifting Championship billed for 28 March –…
Olympics: Nigerian Athletes Off To US Sunday
In a bid to ensure that Nigerian athletes put up an impressive performance at this year’s Olympic Games in London,…
Olympics: Nigeria Can Win Medals In London —Nwobodo
Despite late preparation, former Minister of Sports, Jim Nwobodo, has expressed confidence in Team Nigeria to win medals at the…
Amateur Boxing Is Growing In Nigeria
Godwin Okoji is the Head Coach of the Paramount Boxing Club, Lagos. In this interview with Boxing In Focus, the…
Olympic Qualifying Tourney: Nigeria’s D’Tigers In Tough Group
The hope of Nigeria’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers of participating in their first Olympic Games outing at this year’s world…
Iloh Wants Revolution In Nigerian Sports
Former President of the Nigeria Cycling Federation, NCF, Moses Iloh, has said that it is only revolution that will rescue…
AFN In The Dark Over Olympic Games’ Funds
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has disclosed that the federation has not been informed about…
Ahead World Team Table Tennis Tourney: Omotosho Charges Team Nigeria
The vice president of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Alhaji Abdulwahab Omotosho has charged Nigerian team players that will…
Osaile Taunts Team Nigeria, Says They Are Going To London For Tourism
A member of the Association of Veteran Sports Administrators Forum, Martins Osaile, has taunted the Nigerian contigent to the London…
Kaoje Wants More Attention For Sports
Former minister of sports, Bala Bawa Kaoje, has appealed to government to pay more attention to sports as the country…
Nigerians Pay Last Respects To Bada
Nigeria’s quarter miler, Udo-Obong Aniefiok and athletes who attended the lying -in- state of the former Technical Director of Athletic…
Ogba Assures Of Good Outing At London Olympics
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has said athletics will give Nigeria a lift at next…
London Olympics: Ogba Wants Fund Released For Nigeria’s Preparation
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has said that the only way for Nigeria to shine…
Eguavoen Resigns, Apologises For Failing Nigerians’ Expectations
Nigeria’s Under-23 coach Austin Eguavoen has quit after failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. BBC Sports reports that…
Jalla Advises NFF on Football Development
After U-23 Eagles failed to secure a ticket to play in the football event of the London 2012 Olympic Games,…
NOC Plans Roadmap For Olympic Games
In a bid to ensure adequate funding and preparation of Team Nigeria for the Olympic Games, the Nigeria Olympic Committee,…
‘Fire Brigade Approach Won’t Help Nigeria’
Former Nigerian long jumper, Chioma Ajunwa, has warned Nigerian sports administrators to guard against fire brigade approach as the country…
NOC Wants U-23 Eagles In Olympics; Drums Support For Nigeria In Morocco
President of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has said that he will be happy to see Nigeria featuring…
2012 Olympics: ‘Don’t Expect Miracles From Nigerian Athletes’
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has told Nigerians not to expect any miracle from the…
Olympic Playoffs: Nigerians Won’t Accept Failure From Eguavoen —Peter
Former Assistant General Secretary, (Technical) of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, James Peters, has said that Coach Austin Eguavoen and his…
Taekwondo: Chukwumerije Ruled Out Of Maputo Games
Beijing Olympic Games bronze medalist, Chika Chukwumerije, will not represent Nigeria at the 10th All Africa Games in Maputo, Zimbabwe…
Rain Shifts Nigeria’s Olympic Qualifier With Tanzania
The London 2012 Olympic Games qualifying match between Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles and Tanzania has been postponed due to heavy rain…