Team Nigeria captain and the country’s only representative in the badminton tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, suffered a 2-0 defeat in his opening game in the men’s singles on Tuesday. The 27-year-old fought valiantly but just fell short to Switzerland’s Tobias Kuenzi, who won the encounter 22-20, 21-14 in straight sets after 41 minutes of action at the La Chapelle Arena Court...
South Africa’s Tatjana Smith clinched Africa's first gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. The 27-year-old swimmer won the women’s 100-metre breaststroke event with a late surge in a thrilling battle. Smith, a gold medallist in the 200m breaststroke in Tokyo 2020, triumphed with a time of 1:05.28 ahead of China's Tang Qianting, who got the silver medal in 1:05.54, while Ireland's Mona McSharry settled...
Many success stories have risen from the world of sports, some on the international scene and others domestic, but only a few can be as inspiring as the story of Nigeria and Africa’s No. 1 men’s badminton player, Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori. The 27-year-old star, who is currently at the top of his game and ranked 104 in the world, has risen from the struggles of his...
The FIBA rankings did not come into play on Monday as Nigeria’s D’Tigress, the lowest-ranked side in the women’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recorded one of their biggest ever wins as they saw off Australia 75-62 in their opening game. The Rena Wakama-led side stunned the Opals, who are ranked fourth in the FIBA Power rankings, to record their first win in the...
Team Nigeria’s start to life in the table tennis tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics did not end on a positive note as the duo of Quadri Aruna and Omotayo Olajide were both knocked out in the Round of 64 in the men’s singles event. Aruna, who is one of the 16 top-ranked men’s players at the Olympics, was stunned by Romanian teenager Eduard Ionescu, who...
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