The 2024 Summer Olympics came to an official close today, Sunday, after taking place in Paris on Friday, July 26. August 11 is the concluding day of sports competitions and the day of the Stade de France closing ceremony. Nigeria was nowhere to be seen among the victorious teams in the Olympic medal standings as…
The three members of Team Nigeria—Prestina Ochonogor, Ruth Usoro, and Ese Brume—have advanced to the 2024 Olympic Games’ women’s long jump final.Three Nigerians will be competing in the long jump final at the Olympics for the first time. In the final, the three will compete against nine other athletes for medals. With a leap of…
Rena Wakama, the head coach of D’Tigress, claims that her team’s loss to the hosts, France, inspired them to give it their all in Sunday’s match versus Canada. The six-time African champions upset Australia, ranked third in the world, 75–62 in their opening Olympic match in 2024. However, D’Tigress fell short against France in the…
On Saturday, August 4, Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili won her heat and earned a spot in the women’s 200-meter semi-final with a time that was a season best of 22.24 seconds.Ofili finished second overall, just behind Gabrielle Thomas of the United States, who ran 22.20 seconds, after defeating Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain and Gina…
The 18-player Super Falcons roster for the 2024 Olympic Games has been officially confirmed, along with their squad numbers. The talisman striker Asisat Oshoala will wear number eight, solid shot-blocker Chiamaka Nnadozie will wear number sixteen, and Christy Ucheibe, the star of Benfica in Portugal, will wear the coveted number ten shirt. Chukwunonye Macleans, a…