Athletes from the Nigerian contingent in Tokyo on Friday took to the streets to stage a protest over the ban of ten of them from taking part in the track and field events at the ongoing Olympic Games.
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian athletes protest in Japan
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Friday morning lost to their French counterparts in their second Preliminary Round Group B fixture at the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games.
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: France women basketball team beat Nigeria’s D’Tigress
Abia Warriors of Umuahia thrashed already relegated Adamawa United by five goals to one to record the biggest win in the Nigeria midweek Nigeria Profesional league played this Wednesday. The other match that recorded a high scoreline was that of Wikki Tourist of Bauchi beating visiting Heartland fc of Owerri by four goals to two.
Read more: NPFL midweek results: Abia Warriors thrash relegated Adamawa UTD 5-1 at Umuahia..
Team Nigeria’s captain at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Quadri Aruna, is not satisfied with the treatment of athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: Aruna unsatisfied with athletes’ welfare in Tokyo
Ten out of the twenty-three athletes Nigerian had presented to represent the country at the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan had been found to be ineligible, paving the way for the remaining 13 to compete in the track and field events scheduled to start on Friday, July 30
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: Ten Nigerian athletes disqualified for anti-doping breach
Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for women’s 100m semis
Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition.
Read more: Ogunbanwo wins women’s 100m freestyle heat at Tokyo Olympics
The story coming out of the camp of Nigeria in Tokyo, the venue of the 2020 Olympics has not been too palatable with Nigerian Athletes not having the best of competition so far.
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said that though they regret the disqualification of 10 Nigerian Field Athletes, they, however, maintained that Nigeria still boasts of 12 top Feild Athletes who are ready to do the nation proud as the athletics events kick off on Friday.
Read more: Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Sports Ministry plays down on athletes' disqualification
Nigeria’s D’Tigress were brilliant on Tuesday but inexperience did them in for Team USA to survive their early onslaught and go on to secure a nervous 81-72 win.
Read more: D’Tigress impress but fail against U.S in Olympics women’s basketball
The Integrity Unit of World Athletics has cleared 12 Nigerian athletes as eligible to participate fully at the Tokyo Olympics.
...says team started silent basketball revolution in Nigeria
Ahead of their next encounter in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare Tuesday met the male national basketball team, D’Tigers to encourage and thank them for doing Nigeria proud and starting a silent revolution in Nigeria's basketball development.
Read more: Olympics: Minister spurs D’Tigers ahead of next game
