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Visa issues force Team Nigeria out of World Athletics Relays in China

Team Nigeria will not compete at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China, Afrosport reports. Nigeria has been forced to pull out after athletes and officials were denied visas by the Chinese embassy, subsequently jeopardising the relay teams' hopes of competing at the World Athletics Championships. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), in April, announced an 18-athlete list to represent the country at the event,...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Esther Nworgu wins silver in Para-Powerlifting

by Ibikunle Salako

4 September 2024

Team Nigeria clinched its second medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as Esther Ogechi Nworgu won the silver medal in the women’s up to 41 kg para-powerlifting. Nworgu set two new Paralympic records (PR) with her last two attempts, lifting 112 kg and 118 kg, respectively. However, the Nigerian just fell short, finishing behind China's Zhe Cui, who set a new PR of 119...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji wins first badminton medal for Africa

by Diamond Kesiena

2 September 2024

Nigeria’s Mariam Eniola Bolaji won a bronze medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event on Monday. Bolaji overpowered Oksana Kozyna in straight sets, beating the Ukrainian 2-0 with a 21-9, 21-9 score to win Nigeria’s first medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The 18-year-old made history by becoming the first African athlete to win a badminton medal...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Team Nigeria medallists to get record financial rewards

by Ibikunle Salako

22 August 2024

With the 2024 Paralympic Games set to begin in Paris on Wednesday, August 28, the Federal Government revealed the financial rewards for Team Nigeria medallists at the event. Suleiman Isah, the Secretary General of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), revealed that the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, has promised record monetary rewards to better motivate the athletes. Isah announced that gold medallists will get $15,000,...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s 4x400m relay team disqualified from final

by Ibikunle Salako

9 August 2024

Nigeria's men’s 4x400m relay team will no longer compete in the final of the event following a ruling from the organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The quartet of Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie have been disqualified from the final for a lane violation after stepping on the line in their semifinal on Friday. Breaking news!! The Nigerian men's 4x400m team...

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Visa issues force Team Nigeria out of World Athletics Relays in China

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Esther Nworgu wins silver in Para-Powerlifting

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji wins first badminton medal for Africa

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Team Nigeria medallists to get record financial rewards

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s men’s 4x400m relay team disqualified from final

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