Nigeria’s women’s 4×100 metres relay team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been stripped of their gold medal following the disqualification of Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, who was found guilty of doping by the Commonwealth Games Federation Court. England have now been promoted to first place, followed by Jamaica and Australia. Nwokocha had run the anchor leg as Nigeria crossed …

Nigeria may be  stripped of the women’s 4x100m relay gold won at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, after an unnamed member of the quartet failed a doping test. The gold winning team comprises Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili and Grace Nwokocha. In winning the race on 7 August, the quartet set a new African record of 42.10s to …

Team Nigeria’s highest gold medal haul in the Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham ends today with Nigeria not in the finals of any of the six events, which include Table Tennis, Hockey, Badminton and Squash. But the team – particularly the women – have already hauled 12 gold medals, the highest in Nigeria’s 15th appearance at the Games. …

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye won the first medal – a gold – for Nigeria in the 55kg weightlifting event on Saturday, which is Day 3 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She recorded a total of 203kg and had set two records in 10 minutes, lifting 90kg and 92kg in the snatch category. India’s Bindrayani Sorokhaibam came second while England’s …

Seven-time Olympian, Funke Oshonaike, whose name was conspicuously missing from the list of players released by the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) for the forthcoming 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, has now been included. NTTF President, Engr Tikon Ishaku confirmed Oshonaike’s inclusion on Monday at the closing ceremony of the fourth African Track Cycling Championship at the Velodrome, Moshood Abiola National …

Seasoned sports administrator, Dr Steve Olarinoye has been nominated by the Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria WFN) to monitor and observe lifters from 52 countries in all categories of the event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which runs from 28 July to 8 August 2022. His medical doctor son, Deji has also been appointed as the Head of Anti-Doping at …