Tag: 2016 Rio Olympics
#RioOlympics: China displaces USA on medals table
Record Olympian Michael Phelps added two more gold medals to his record 19 as he won the Men's 200m butterfly and the Men's 4*200m freestyle relay. World number one female…
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#Rio2016Olympics: Michael Phelps wins 19th Olympic Gold medal as US stays top of medal table
Record Olympian, Michael Phelps achieved yet another feat has he increased his Olympic gold medals from 18 to 19. Phelps who is the most decorated Olympian with 23 medals won…
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#RioOlympics2016: Nigeria’s tennis star, Oshonaike crashes out
The hopes of Nigeria's table tennis, Olufunke Oshonaike to win a medal at the Rio Olympics has been dashed after she lost 2-4 to Puerto Rican Adriana Diaz during a…
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Is this why Team Nigeria wore tracksuits to Rio Olympics opening ceremony?
An international sports writer, Alexander Wolff who is currently covering the Rio Olympics has inferred that Team Nigeria wore tracksuits to the opening ceremony of the games because the official outfit…
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Sports ministry to send Rio tickets to foreign-based athletes
The Ministry of Youths and Sports on Monday in Abuja confirmed that it would send flight tickets to Rio Olympics bound foreign-based athletes this week. This was announced via a…
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Mikel Obi joins Olympic team in Atlanta
The Nigeria Football Federation has confirmed the arrival of Nigeria and Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi to the Nigeria Olympic football team training camp in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday. The Federation…
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We didn’t ask athletes to pay their way to Rio… – Sports Minister
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has denied claims in the media that it asked foreign based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own…
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2016 Rio Olympics: Okagbare to compete in three events
Nigeria and Commonwealth double sprints champion, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor will compete in three events during the 2016 Rio Olympics Games- the sprints, long jump and the 4x100m relay. According to the…
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