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Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Medal In Tokyo 2020

Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Medal In Tokyo 2020

August 3, 2021 2:19 pm

Nigeria’s wait for a medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics has finally ended after Ese Brume won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event on Tuesday.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Brum qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place.

Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump.

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Germany’s Malaika Mihambo clinched the gold medal with 7.00m jump while U.S.A’s Brittney Reese clinched the silver …

Tokyo Olympics Nigeria Seal Women’s Relay Qualification

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria Seal Women’s Relay Qualification

June 25, 2021 1:47 am

Team Nigeria’s women 4x400m relay team will be among the 16 nations that will appear for the event at the delayed Olympics after the team ground out a 3:26.84 African lead yesterday at the ongoing Lagos Open Athletics Championship in Lagos.

The team which is steered by Patience Okon-George has now jumped to the front of the queue for the four available slots on offer for the event in Tokyo.

The quartet of World U-18 fastest girl so far this year, Imaobong Nse Uko, NCAA 200m finalist Favour Ofili, Knowledge Omovoh, and Okon-George is now ranked 13th in the ranking …

Semenya Switches To 200m In Search Of More Olympics Glory

Semenya Switches To 200m In Search Of More Olympics Glory

March 13, 2020 4:39 pm

Star South African 800-metre athlete Caster Semenya said on Friday she hopes to compete in the 200m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

The 29-year-old is prohibited from defending her 800m Olympics title because she refuses to adhere to testosterone regulations set by governing body World Athletics.

Semenya, and other female athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD), are banned from competing in races between 400m and the mile unless they take testosterone-lowering medication.

She won the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics 800m titles and was the world champion over the distance in 2009, 2011 and 2017.

The South …

Twitter

Barcelona, Olympics Twitter Accounts Hacked

February 16, 2020 12:56 pm

The official Twitter accounts for football clubs, Olympics and Barcelona were hacked on Saturday, February 15, by “OurMine” a group known to hack social media accounts owned by prominent persons.

In a tweet which has long been deleted from the Olympics Twitter account, OurMine said, “Hi, we are OurMine. Everything is hackable.”

The group also disclosed that Neymar da Silva Santos Jr might be heading back to Barcelona as it said it read private messages that backed the claim.

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The tweet read;

“Well, we read some private messages and it looks like …

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Unveil Final Budget Of $12.6 Billion

December 20, 2019 4:03 pm

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat.

However, officials admitted the budget does not yet include an estimated three billion yen for moving the marathon and race walk north to Sapporo, as they wrangle with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over who bears the cost.

Revenues from domestic sponsorship and robust ticket sales have increased income by 30 billion yen, according to the fourth and final version of the Olympic budget.

This equals out a …

eSports Debut In SEA Games, But Olympics Remain Distant

December 6, 2019 4:35 pm

eSports edged further into the mainstream sports world with this week’s debut at the Southeast Asian Games, but the holy grail — Olympic recognition — remains stubbornly out of reach.

A much-hyped launch in Manila, starring rows of gamers in matching tracksuits and headphones, marked the first time competitive gaming has been a medal event at an Olympic-recognised multi-sport competition.

Yet the Olympic movement has made clear it’s “premature” to discuss embracing the “commercially driven” pursuit, and there is no indication that is about to change.

Gaming industry chiefs and experts see a lack of organisation — there is no …

Airbnb Incurs Paris Wrath Over Olympics Partnership

November 19, 2019 5:01 pm

Airbnb became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced Monday that drew strong criticism from Paris, host of the 2024 summer Games.

In the deal unveiled in London, the home rental platform became a “Top” International Olympic Committee (IOC) partner, joining titans including Coca Cola and Visa on the highest sponsorship level.

But in a letter sent last week and seen by AFP on Monday, the mayor of Paris warned IOC head Thomas Bach about the “risks” of the deal.

The Socialist Anne Hidalgo, who is up for re-election in 2020, vowed her “total determination” to …

Olympics: Tokyo Finishes Building Stadium For 2020

November 19, 2019 9:01 am

Construction work has been completed at Tokyo’s National Stadium, set to be the centrepiece of next year’s Olympic Games, the site’s owners said on Tuesday.

The Japan Sports Council said the final work had been completed on Thursday with just the final quality and safety checks remaining before the stadium opens next month.

It will be officially unveiled on Dec. 21, with the Emperor’s Cup soccer final being the first sporting event to be held there on New Year’s Day.

Completed at a cost of more than $1.25 billion, the stadium, which can accommodate 60,000, will also host the athletics …

Nigerian Super Falcons Out Of July 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Nigerian Super Falcons Out Of July 2020 Tokyo Olympics

October 8, 2019 2:36 pm

The Super Falcons of Nigeria extended their non-appearance at the Olympic Games soccer event for the third time after crashing out to visiting Côte d’Ivoire in the second leg qualifying match played at Agege Stadium in Lagos yesterday.

On the back of impressive goalless first-leg draw in Abidjan, the teams played out a 1-1 draw in Lagos to see Christopher Danjuma’s side bow out of the qualifiers at the same stage as four years ago.

The visitors set the tone of what is to come with an early charge on their host and as early as the fourth minute they …

Team Nigeria returns from Special Olympics with 63 medals

March 27, 2019 7:40 pm

Special Olympics Nigeria (SON) athletes returned victorious from the 2019 World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi with 63 medals.

At a welcome reception held in their honour on Tuesday in Lagoa, the athletes and officials were celebrated for being resilient, tenacious and exhibiting good sportsmanship.

At the World Summer Games, athletes from over 190 countries including Nigeria participated in Athletics, Badminton, Unified Basketball, Cycling, Unified Football, Swimming, Table Tennis and Unified Volleyball.

Chairman of Special Olympics Nigeria, Gbolade Osibodu expressed his happiness with the performance of the team.

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