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Usain Bolt to retire in August
by Azeez Adeniyi Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has said he has not regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017. According to Bolt, he has achieved everything he…
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Usain Bolt won’t make an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Usain Bolt has ruled out an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. The Jamaican will however feature in this year’s world championships in London. Bolt was recently stripped…
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I am sometimes tempted to represent another country – Okagbare
Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare has said she sometimes contemplate dumping Nigeria and representing another country during athletics events. In a recent interview with Punch, Okagbare said athletes representing the country…
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#RioOlympics: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold in the men's 200m athletics event. Bolt who ran a time of 19.78 seconds beat Canadian Andre De Grasse and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre to second and…
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#RioOlympics: Okagbare crashes out of 200m
Blessing Okagbare on Wednesday missed out on qualifying for the women’s 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Okagbare, clocked 22.69secs in heat one of the semifinals finished fifth behind Holland’s …
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#RioOlympics: Nigeria’s Oduduru comes 2nd after Bolt in 200m heat
Nigeria's Divine Oduduru finished second behind 200m World Record holder Usian Bolt in Heat 9 on Wednesday at the Rio Olympics. The Nigerian sprinter clocked a time of 20:34 seconds,…
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Oscar Pistorius: Prosecution counsel to appeal 6 year jail sentence
Oscar Pistorius might be facing another round of court room proceedings after the South African prosecutors’ office said it will appeal the 'lenient' sentence given to the blade runner for…
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BREAKING: Oscar Pistorious sentenced to 6 years imprisonment
South African Paralympic athlete, Oscar Pistorious has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Although he was immediately taken to jail,…
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19-year old runs the tenth fastest time in history
At 19, Trayvon Bromell has become the first teenager to represent the United States at the World Championships. His 9.84 s in the 100m heats is the 10th fastest time…
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Newly-married Blessing Okagbare has a message for jealous ‘haters’ (READ)
by Chinwe Okafor Hope not. Blessing Okagbare got married to her heartthrob, Igho Otegheri last November and since then she has been out of the news... and the tracks. The 26-year-old posted on her…
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What the Olympics & the Commonwealth Games are saying to Nigeria
by Adedayo Ademuwagun Team Nigeria arrive at London 2012 In July 2012, the Nigerian Olympic team arrived in London for the Olympic Games. It was Nigeria's 15th appearance at…
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Okagbare strikes again!…Brume wins in Long Jump
by Mayowa Aboah Blessing Okagbare claimed her second sprint medal at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Scotland. The current 100m chapion, ran the 200 metres in 22.25 seconds to…
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Opinion: The age of deception
by Desmond Ovbiagele What made him do it? Why should one so young, with the world at his feet, display the wariness of a Hollywood actress about his age? Is…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: The Olympics that matter (YNaija FrontPage)
Difficult takes a day, Impossible takes a week - Jay Z (Diamonds are Forever) Given our poor showing at the recently concluded olympics, it is easy to see why so…
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#OlympicStories: I was running for my life, now I run for Team USA
by Lopez Lomong Cold. The nights aren't the only bitter sensation when you're taken forcefully from all that you know and understand. At the age of six, I was taken…
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Not your average teenager: Danielle Alakija is the youngest athlete at the 2012 Olympics
by Doyin Jaiyesimi For Danielle, it all started at the age of 7 when she nurtured big dreams of “competing in a race in a big stadium in a cold…
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