2024 Paris Olympics
Day 10 of Olympics: Go for gold, Nigeria’s Sports Minister charges Blessing Oborududu
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has secured her spot in the semifinals of the women’s freestyle 68 kg wrestling event...
Olympics: Wrestling: Blessing Oborududu qualifies for Semi-finals of women’s 68kg
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Cheering news has hit Nigeria from the ongoing Olympics in Paris, France, as Blessing Oborududu qualified for the...
Olympics: Ezekiel Nathaniel secures automatic spot in men’s 400m semis
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel booked his spot in the semis of the men’s 400m hurdles on Monday with an...
Olympics: First in 24 years, Nigeria qualifies for men”s 400m semis
By Samuel Akpan in Paris It was a super Sunday for Team Nigeria as Samuel Ogazi became the first Nigerian male quarter-miler to...
Olympics: D’Tigress defeat Canada, becomes first African team to reach the last 8
A groundbreaking performance has come from the D’Tigress of Nigeria, as they become the first African basketball team (male or female) to qualify...
Just in: Olympics: Favour Ofili defeats Britain’s Asher Smith to win Heat 6, qualifies for women’s 200m semifinals
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s sprint star Favour Ofili cruised into the semifinals of the women’s 200m on Sunday with 22.24s, reigniting...
Olympics: Badminton: Carolina Marin’s knee injury forces her to retire in semifinal against He Bingjiao
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Former gold medallist Carolina Marin was forced to retire from her women’s singles semifinal against China’s He Bingjiao...
Julien Alfred outruns Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s Olympic 100m
Julien Alfred made history on Saturday as she stormed the women’s 100m title in Paris 2024, becoming St. Lucia’s first Olympic medallist. As...
Updated: Paris 2024: Two Nigerians qualify for 100m men’s semis in their first-ever Olympic Games
Day 8 of the Olympics in France saw two Nigerians, Kanyisola Ajayi and Favour Ashe, qualify for the semifinals of the men’s 100m....
Olympics: World’s fastest man, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, wins heat 1 of men’s 100m in time of 10.00s
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The fastest man in the world in 2024, Jamaican Kishane Thompson, put on a spectacular show on Saturday...
Olympics: Team Nigeria Exit Women’s Discus Event In 1st Round
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team Nigeria’s trio of African champions—Ashley Anumba, Chioma Onyekwere, and Obiageri Amaechi—has exited the Paris 2024 Olympics after...
Olympics: Rosemary, Enekwechi’s semifinal, final spots excites Sports Minister
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has applauded Nigeria’s athletes for their performances in the ongoing...
Exclusive: Olympics: My doping scandal a set up, I pray Nigerians forgive me – Cynthia Ogunsemilore
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Nigerian female boxer Cynthia Temitayo Ogunsemilore, who was suspended from the ongoing Olympics in Paris, explained her...
Olympics: Cost of hotel accommodation, transportation soars by over 300%, exploiting visiting sports fans
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Sport fans from around the world arrived in Paris for the Olympics with a rude shock at the...
Day 5: Super Falcons, Badminton team exit Olympics in early stage
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Day five of the Olympics saw another underwhelming performance from Team Nigeria, as the Super Falcons and badminton...
Paris 2024: Kits scandal: NOC apologizes to Sports Minister after Persecondnews report
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Nigeria Olympic Committee has apologized to the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, after Persecondnews reported...
