Tag: Rio 2016

Rio 2016 Vote Scandal: Prezelj replaces Fredericks on IAAF Task Force

President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Sebastian Coe, has

Buhari Proud of Paralympic team Just back from Brazil

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s team for an outstanding performance at

No Zika cases from Rio Olympics, WHO says

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said there have been no

Sports: FG Declares State Of Emergency

The Federal Government through the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon

Dalung says Team Nigeria Paralympics athletes will make Nigeria proud in Rio

The Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday in Abuja

Rio 2016 fallout: Kenyan Olympic Committee officials granted bail

A Kenyan court on Monday granted bail to two of the country’s

Kenya defends dissolution of Olympic committee

Kenya’s Sports Minister Hassan Wario on Monday maintained he would not reverse

We Will Expose You – NFF Threatens Siasia

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has threatened to expose the U-23 Dream

What Really Happened At Rio – Nigerian Olympic Committee Reveals

The Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC), has spoken about the controversy surrounding the

Doctor Who Gifted Nigerian U-23 Team $390,000 Angry At Sports Minister, Nigerians React

The Japanese cosmetic surgeon and football enthusiast, Katsuya Takasu, who gave the

I Am Done With Nigeria, Let Them Eat Their National Team – Siasia

Coach of the Nigerian Dream Team in the recently  concluded Rio 2016

RIO 2016: Mikel, Siasia Were Wrong To Have Collected Cash Gift – Lawmaker

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Joe Obinna Ogba

RIO 2016: Senate Committee Set To Probe Sports Minister, NOC Over Team Nigeria’s Performance

Following the return of the Nigerian U-23 team who won a bronze

RIO 2016: Mugabe Orders Arrest Of All Zimbabwean Olympic Team

The Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe has ordered the Commissioner General of Zimbabwe

Gaiya attributes Team Nigeria’s poor performance in Rio to lack of preparation

Mr Godfrey Gaiya, a former House Representatives Committee Chairman on Sports, on

Rio 2016 Review: Who Was The Economical Winner

Rio 2016 organizers dropped the curtain on the Summer Games on Sunday

Rio 2016 says Goodbye In the Most Spectacular Fashion

Rio 2016 has had a lot of moments, there were three proposals,

Team Nigeria’s Performance In Rio 2016: Senator Shehu Sani Reacts

Senator Shehu Sani, known for his head on approach to matters has

Russia’s Isinbayeva earns IOC spot despite opposition

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, a fierce critic of a

Siasia thanks Dream Team VI players for bronze medal win

Coach Samson Siasia has commended his players, especially the Captain, John Mikel

Rio 2016: USA beat Spain for women’s basketball gold

Team USA finished off a dominating performance at the Rio Summer Games

Rio 2016: Caster Semenya wins women’s 800m Olympic gold

Caster Semenya won her first Olympic Games gold medal with a dominant

South Korea’s Park wins Historic Rio 2016 women’s golf gold medal

South Korea's Inbee Park won the women's Olympic golf tournament in Rio

Japanese Philanthropist Fulfills $390k Promise to Nigeria U-23

A Japanese doctor and billionaire Katsuya Takasu gave the Nigeria Olympic football team,

Rio 2016: Nigeria Finally Win Medal At Olympics

Nigerians and Nigeria finally had something to cheer about when they were

Three Gold Medal Winner Bolt: Impossibility Does not exist

The word ``impossible’’ does not exist in the Word of world’s fastest

RIO 2016: Nigeria’s Women Relay Team Suffers Terrible Defeat

The Nigerian women relay team at the Rio 2016 Olympics have suffered

Rio 2016: Germany beat Sweden to win women’s football gold

Germany won women's Olympic football gold for the first time with a

Rio 2016: Lutalo Muhammad denied taekwondo gold by last second action

Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad suffered an agonising last-second defeat in the men's

We Won’t Return to Nigeria without Bronze- Siasia

Coach of the Eagles U-23 team Samson Siasia has said that the