Tag: Athletes
Morocco 2019: AFN begins camping with 42 athletes
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Friday opened camping for the African Games in Morocco with 42 athletes invited for trials in Kaduna. Those ... Read More
Statistician Predicts 3 Medals For Nigeria At IAAF World Championships
An athletics statistician, Olalekan Soetan ,says he forsees 3 medals for Nigeria at the IAAF World Championship in London. Olalekan commended the 12 man-list released ... Read More
Long Distance Coach Lauds Nigeria’s Team To IAAF World Cross Country Championships
By Modupe Oremule (Lagos): Renowned long distance race coach, Stephen Nuhu, on Tuesday lauded the performance of the Nigerian Army Athletics team to the International ... Read More
Saraki Task MTN, Private Firms In Sports Development
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has challenged MTN Nigeria to play an increased role in sports development in the country. This is stated in ... Read More
President Buhari hails Paralympic Team For Outstanding Performance
Garba Shehu, Abuja; President Muhammadu Buhari warmly congratulates Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at the Paralympic games in Rio, Brazil. President Buhari joins all ... Read More
Fans In Hundreds Welcome The Victorious #Paralympics Team
Fans in hundreds turn out on Sunday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja to welcome the first batch of victorious 2016 Rio Paralympics athletes ... Read More
Mugabe wants Olympic team members arrested
According to reports from News Houses in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, has instructed the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe Police Republic, Augustine Chihuri, to arrest ... Read More
US Swimmers Land In Miami After Robbery Accusation Drama
Two U.S. swimmers accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday, ... Read More
Saraki Urges Team Nigeria To Make Country Proud In Rio
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Thursday urged the Nigerian delegation to the 2016 Rio Olympics to make the country proud by winning many ... Read More
Full Speech: President Buhari Presents RIO 2016 Team Nigeria Athletes To NOC
I am highly delighted to receive the cream of Nigerian sporting talents and their team officials that are set to do our nation proud at ... Read More
World Olympic Day and Its Origin
It was in 1947 during the 41st Session of the International Olympic Committee in Stockholm, that Doctor Gruss, IOC member in Czechoslovakia, presented a ... Read More