Ajunwa wants scholarship, housing rewards for paralympians

By Akeem Lawal

ATLANTA 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa -Opara, MON, has urged the federal government to ensure that the Team Nigeria Paralympic athletes that did the country proud at the just concluded Rio 2016 Paralympic Games are adequately rewarded.

23 athletes to represent Nigeria at Rio 2016 Paralympics

By Akeem Lawal 

THE Paralympic Committee of Nigeria in conjunction  with the Federal  Ministry of Sports, has named 23 athletes and six coaches that would be competing in the Green-white -Green colours of Nigeria at the forthcoming Rio 2016 Paralympic Games holding from September 7-18, 2016 in Brazil.

Mariam Usman fails in weightlifting

MARYAM Usman’s selection as the only weightlifter to represent Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games was embroiled in controversy and her performance at the weekend in Rio has confirmed the reservation about the decision by the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) to choose her ahead of youthful Oluwatoyin Adesanmi.

OLYMPICS: Okagbare faces tough hurdle in 200m semis

REIGNING double Commonwealth Games sprint queen Blessing Okagbare will need to run faster than her 22.23 seconds personal best to stand a chance of making the 200m final when the semi-final is run at 2am on Wednesday August 17,2016.

Oke, Lamigoke, Ukaoma out of Rio Olympics

NIGERIA continued her bad run in track and field as the duo of Olu Olamigoke and Tosin Oke failed to qualify for the finals of the triple jump event.

Ajagba will go for another KO, says Konyegwachie

AS Team Nigeria continues its search for the first medal in the Rio Olympics, coach Anthony Konyegwachie has promised that his ward, Efe Ajagba would deliver the first medal to Nigeria. 

Nigerian flag raised in Olympic village

By Akeem Lawal

Nigeria flag being hoisted at the Games Village.

THE Nigerian Green, White, Green flag was on Wednesday raised and the national anthem played at a special ceremony at the athlete's Olympic Games Village located in Barra da Tijuca, close to City of Sports Complex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Buhari warns against doping as Team Nigeria departs for Rio

AHEAD of Monday's departure of Rio 2016 Olympic-bound Team Nigeria, a send forth reception was held for the athletes on Sunday at the High Performance centre, Package B of the National Stadium, Abuja.

RIO GAMES: Union Bank boosts Team Nigeria with ₦25m

.NOC too with ₦5m
By Akeem Lawal

NIGERIA'S leading innovative financial institution, Union Bank has made a pledge of ₦25 million to the 100 Team Nigeria Olympics and Paralympics athletes ahead of both the Rio Olympic Games and the Paralympics holding in Rio, Brazil.