The Kenyan duo of Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon finished first and second, respectively, to claim the gold and silver medals in the final of the women's 5000m race at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. Chebet, a bronze medallist from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, stunned the rest of the field to claim a maiden title at the Olympics in a time...
Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will be among the finalists in the women's 200-metre race at the Paris 2024 Olympics after she secured the second automatic qualifying spot in the semifinal 1 on Monday. The 21-year-old, who is participating in her first Olympics, has clearly put behind her the scuffle with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), after her name was...
Blessing Oborududu's hunt for an Olympic gold medal continues after the Nigerian progessed into the semifinals of the women's 68kg wrestling category by defeating home favourite, France's Koumba Larouque, in the quarterfinals on Monday. Oborududu, who made her Olympics debut in 2016 in Rio, had to dig deep to secure a comeback win over Larouque, whom she defeated 6-2 by points. The Nigerian, down 1-2 in...
Not many people gave Nigeria’s D’Tigress a chance heading into the Paris 2024 Olympics for several reasons, ranging from the administrative issues inhibiting the progress of the team as well as the calibre of teams they were drawn against in their group. The D’Tigress came into the women’s basketball tournament in Paris as the lowest ranked side, and they were drawn in Group B against three...
Cameroon-born boxer Cindy Ngamba is the latest star born out of the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The 25-year-old secured the first-ever medal for the Olympic Refugee team after beating France’s Davina Michel in the women’s 75-kilogramme quarterfinals at North Paris Arena on Sunday, progressing to the semifinals, where she is guaranteed at least a bronze medal. Based on the Olympics boxing rules, bronze medal bouts...
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