World record holder Tobi Amusan has been selected as Nigeria's flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The Ogun state-born hurdler, will lead the Nigerian contingent when the opening ceremony takes centre stage on July 26 at the Seine, the city’s main water artery. Amusan is the current world record holder in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.12...
Ahead of the commencement of the much-anticipated 2024 Olympic Games, the athletes village officially opened in Paris on Thursday to welcome its first residents as crews from Australia, Brazil, Argentina, and Kenya arrived at the village. The athletes village, which is located in the north of Paris, encompasses an area of about 54 hectares (about 540,000 square metres) and can house nearly 14,500 people, including 9,000...
All eyes will be on the French capital of Paris on July 26 for the opening ceremony of the 2024 summer Olympic Games. Over 10,000 athletes from 206 countries will converge in the European city and Nigeria will have 90 athletes on parade in 12 sports discipline. Nigeria have appeared in 16 Olympics since their debut appearance in 1952 and they have a total of 27...
The Nigerian Sports Ministry has announced a strong list of 87 athletes that will fly the country's flag at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The games, which are scheduled to hold from July 26th to August 11th, will see Team Nigeria vie for medals alongside athletes from 193 countries across the globe. The list comprises of 36 athletes - 18 men and 18 women partaking...
Giannis Antetokounmpo has been selected by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) as the flag bearer for Greece at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris alongside race walking legend Antigoni Drisbioti. The 29-year-old Milwaukee Bucks star will be making his debut at the games after guiding Greece to the the competition with an 80-69 win over Croatia in the final of the qualifiers. It will be Greece's...
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