Team Nigeria has opened its medal tally at the ongoing African School Games in Annaba, Algeria, with two silver medals in badminton and girls’ 3x3 basketball, Afrosport reports. In the mixed doubles badminton final, Nigeria put up a strong fight but narrowly lost to host nation Algeria in a tightly contested match. On the basketball court, Nigeria’s girls’ 3x3 team also claimed silver after a close...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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