Tag: Paralympic games
Rio Paralympics: Nigeria wins 7th gold medal
Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics…
Group Wants More Rewards For Paralympians
A religious group, Muslim Right Concerns, MURIC, has called on the Federal Government to do more to appreciate Nigeria’s physically…
Golden Paralympians Await Goodluck’s Goodies
Team Nigeria’s contingent to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, returned from to the country on Tuesday, but were shocked that…
Poverty Forced Me To Sports
Chituru Nwoaozuzu, 32, was part of Team Nigeria’s contingent to the just concluded London 2012 Paralympic Games as a discuss…
‘Modern Equipment Ruined Our Chances’
Nigeria’s number one wheelchair tennis player, Wasiu Yusuf has blamed the team’s failure to progress beyond the second round of…
Paralympic Tennis: Wheelchair Players Set For Games —Coach
Team Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis Coach, Frank Termena says his players are ready for the Paralympic Games after undergoing series of…
Wheelchair Tennis Players On Tour Of Korea
National Wheelchair Tennis Coach, Frank Termena has revealed that the country’s team are due to embark on tour of Korea,…
Yusuf, 2 Others Fly Nigeria’s Flag At Wheelchair Tennis W/Cup
Paralympic Games bound Wasiu Yusuf, Alex Adewale and Jude Uwaize would be flying the country’s flag as the Wheelchair Tennis…
We Need Federation’s Support—Savage
Assistant Coach of national wheelchair tennis team, Kayode Savage, has said that wheelchair tennis deserves more attention from the Nigeria…
2012 Paralympics: Mexico Deny Africa Of Maiden Ticket
Mexico beat South Africa in a best-of-three series to deny Africa its maiden ticket and the last available place in…
NTF Scribe, Coach Trade Blames Over Dropped Players
Tennis Special can report that three wheelchair tennis players have been dropped from the initial five that were preparing for…
Amodu Tasks Osun On Sports Development
Wheel chair basketball player, Amodu Stephen, has charged Osun State government on special sports development, saying sports is a right…