Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, could not hide his joy and pride as he relished the golden moment with Onyinyechi Mark. Onyinyechi shattered her previous world record to set a stunning new world record in the 61kg Para-Powerlifting to give Nigeria her gold medal at the ongoing Paris Paralympic in Paris, France. The Paralympic gold medalist lifted an …

Mariam Eniola Bolaji has won Team Nigeria’s 1st medal of Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event. Bolaji secured Nigeria’s first medal of the Games by winning the bronze after a dominant victory over Ukraine’s Kozyna Oksana. Bolaji overpower her opponent in straight sets, winning 21-9, 21-9. With the feat, Bolaji became the first African …

Heartbreak continued for Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Thursday as Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor missed out on the podium in the women’s long jump event. Brume, who won bronze at Tokyo 2020, leapt 6.70m to finish 5th in the final, while Ruth Usoro and Ochonogor were 10th and 12th with jumps of 6.58m …

As the 2024 Olympic Games opened in Paris, France yesterday, President Bola Tinubu on behalf of all Nigerians, has sent best wishes to Team Nigeria at the event. A total of 88 Team Nigeria athletes, including 63 women and 25 men, are flying Nigeria’s flag in 12 sports at the games. They form part of the 10,714 athletes from 205 …

World record holder Tobi Amusan has been selected as the country’s flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This appointment marks a historic moment for Nigerian athletics, as Amusan becomes the first track and field athlete in two decades to receive this honour. A tweet by Making of Champions on social media platform X on Tuesday …

The House of Representatives on Wednesday announced the donation of N100 million to Nigeria’s 2024 Olympics and Paralympics contingent to the forthcoming Games billed for Paris, France. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who presided over the plenary, disclosed this when the House hosted the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, who was in the Green Chamber to unveil Team …

The Nigeria Olympic Committee has said Actively Black kits are the approved apparel by the International Olympic Committee for Team Nigeria’s use at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which hold between 26 July and 11 August. Actively Black unveiled a series of kits consisting of performing gears and track wears for Team Nigeria last week, but it came as a …

Nigeria’s quartet of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Chidi Okezie, and Esther Elo Joseph competing in the mixed 4x400m event of the ongoing World Relays in the Bahamas have qualified for the Paris Olympics holding later this year. The time ran a time of 3:13.79 in Heat 2 to finish second behind the United States of America to book one of …

Team Nigerian will begin their quest for tickets to all five relay events of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in other countries at the World Athletics Relays, which begins on Saturday (today) in Nassau, Bahamas. The two-day global event will see 893 athletes from 54 countries vie for slots at the centenary games on Saturday and Sunday, as confirmed by …

An eye-catching closing ceremony brings to an end the African Games in Ghana on Saturday after an eventful 16 days in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast. The events ended with a parade of all the participating countries’ flags while music from Nigerian hip-hop star Tiwa Savage was played from the sound system much to the delight of the crowd. On …