Rio Olympics

Patrick Anaeto, National Coach of Para-athletics Federation of Nigeria, on Tuesday said the contingent that represented the country at the Rio 2016 Paralympics had yet to be celebrated. Anaeto, who led the para-athletics team to the…

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says that a Russian cyber espionage group hacked its database at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. WADA confirmed it in a statement that a Russian cyber espionage group operator by the name of Tsar Team…

It was a golden finish for host country Brazil, when they defeated Italy in the men's volley ball in the final day of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Brazilian team had lost to the Italians in  a preliminary match but won the final…

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya  gave his  flawless marathon career yet another boost, by winning the Olympic men’s marathon,  in 2 hours 8 minutes 44 seconds; on Sunday. Ethiopia's Feyisa Lilesa bagged the Silver  and Galen Rupp of the…

The U.S. won their sixth successive Olympic women's basketball title on Saturday after beating Spain 101-72 at the Carioca Arena in Rio. Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen scored 17 points apiece for the U.S., who are gold medallists for…

World Record holder for long distance speed walking, 38-year-old Yohann Diniz, has set a new record... of being the  most humiliated Olympian  in the Rio 2016 Olympics Games. The French athlete was the unfortunate victim of a raging…

It turns out the four US Olympic swimmers who said they were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro were not victims of a crime. Head of the city's civil police,  Fernando Veloso told reporters that one or more of the men had actually …

Britain's Andy Murray remains on steady ground to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals after defeating  Japan's Kei Nishikori in the Men's  Tennis semi-finals in Rio. The 29 year old Murray  won 6-1 6-4 and will face Spain's Rafael Nadal…

Spain won their first game in the Rio Olympics by defeating Nigeria's basketball team 96- 87. This is the Nigeria basketball team's third loss as they were defeated in their previous matches by Lithuania and Argentina. It was a pretty…

Dream Team Nigeria exceeded expectations when they  won their opening match against Japan in the ongoing Rio Summer Olympics. Aside from that epic win, Nigeria is the only African Men's Soccer team to make it to the quarterfinals; as…

Coach Samson Siasia has assured that his team will continue to take it one game at a time in the ongoing Men’s Olympic Football Tournament in Rio 2016. Answering questions at the post match news conference after the 1-0 victory over…

Fact: The Olympics is one of the most celebrated sporting events in the world. Every country sends their best athletes to represent them. In Atlanta 1996, Nigeria won the football event with a remarkable display of grit and commitment.…

Nigerians are not too happy with the international embarrassment of its Olympic Dream Team VI in the build up to the team's first match against Japan. The Olympics management made the major error of playing a different National Anthem…

The Nigerian men football team, Dream Team VI, following their late arrival at the Rio Olympics tournament due to several mix-ups had not seen the last of their challenges. The team arrived in Brazil at about 2:15 pm and filed out same…

The Nigerian men football team earned itself an early victory in the Olympics holding in Rio as it beat its first rival, Japan 5 to 4 on Thursday. The early victory comes just hours after the team was involved in a technical travel…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has played down concerns over the spread of the Zika virus, amid calls for the Rio Olympics in August to be postponed. Senior WHO official Bruce Aylward told the BBC that risk assessment plans were in…

Football Legend and Brazilian Star, Rivaldo known for his 2002 FIFA World Cup performance has warned tourists against visiting Brazil this summer for the Rio Olympics. The football legend warned tourists to stay in their respective…

A new eGames international gaming tournament will make its debut in Rio during this summer's Olympic Games. The event, launched as part of this week's London Games Festival, offers medals and national pride rather than cash prizes for the…

The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will not be cancelled and the mosquito-borne Zika virus will not affect the Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Speaking in Los Angeles, IOC President Thomas Bach expressed confidence…

The Youth and Sports Minister, Barrister Solomon Dalung has sacked the 15-man Nigeria ‘Hospitality’ House Project committee constituted for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio by the Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC)…

Double Olympic champion, Mo Farah competing in the event for the first time since winning in 2011, began his Rio Olympics preparations with a rare defeat over the 8km course as he was beaten into second by American Garrett Heath in the…