American gymnast Simone Biles has reclaimed her spot at the apex of Olympic women's gymnastics following her historic performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday. Biles clinched the gold medal in the Artistic Gymnastics women’s all-around final for the second time in her Olympic career, becoming the first American gymnast to win two golds for the all-around event. The legendary Team USA star landed...
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, the D’Tigress, suffered a 75-54 blowout defeat to Paris 2024 Olympics hosts France in the women’s basketball on Thursday. The D’Tigress, who made history in their opening game against the Opals of Australia, were unable to replicate a similar defensive showing against Les Bleues in their second Group B game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Allez Les Bleus 🇫🇷 France move past...
Africa's No. 2 and Egyptian table tennis star Omar Assar further etched his name in the folklore of African history in the Olympics following a unique show of resilience and skill on Thursday. The 2023 African Games champion has become the first player from the continent to reach consecutive quarterfinals at the Olympic Games. The 33-year-old secured a 4-2 comeback win over Kazakhstan’s Kirill Gerassimenko in...
The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, recorded their first-ever defeat at the Olympics following a 103-86 loss to the United States on Wednesday night inside a packed Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The Bright Stars, who made history last Sunday after beating Puerto Rico to register their first win at the Olympics, were outplayed by the star-studded Team USA, led by Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo's 18 points, 7...
Team Nigeria captain Anuoluwapo Opeyori's journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics came to an end on Wednesday following another defeat in his second game in the badminton men's singles. The number one ranked player in Africa was beaten 2-0 in straight sets by China's Li Shi Feng, who is ranked 6th in the world. Opeyori lost his opening Group N game to Switzerland's Tobias Kuenzi on Tuesday,...
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