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DALUNG MOURNS DEATH OF NIGERIAN PARA POWERLIFTER
Former Minister of Youth and Sports BARRISTER SOLOMON DALUNG has commiserated with the Nigeria Paralympic Federation over the death of World record holder and Paralympic gold medalist NDIDI NWOSU. NWOSU…
Tokyo 2020 Update: New date is a silver lining- Gumel
The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, ENGR HABU GUMEL, has described the new date announced on Monday by the International Olympic Committee for the 2020 Games in Tokyo as…
FORMER PPF PRESIDENT QUEEN UBOH RUES DEATH OF NIGERIAN OLYMPIC MEDALIST NDIDI NWOSU
BY ADEYEMI ROBINSON-ADEFIOYE, LAGOS Former President of the PARA POWERLIFTING FEDERATION OF NIGERIA MS QUEEN UBOH has expressed deep sadness over the death of one of her athletes and Rio…
COVID-19: Ministry in Continuous Engagement with Athletes –Sunday Dare
Despite the postponement of the National Sports Festival and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development MR. SUNDAY DARE has…
Tokyo Olympics gets new dates
The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and run to 8 August after being postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the International…
COVID-19: FG Approves Use of Stadia, NYSC Camps as Isolation Centres
The Federal Government has approved for the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to open and make available the stadia in SURULERE,LAGOS, IBADAN, ABUJA and KADUNA as well as the…
IOC tell NOCs to expect decision on new dates for Tokyo 2020 in next three weeks
A decision on when the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be held is expected to be made within the next three weeks, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) told countries…
Bach suggests Tokyo 2020 could be rescheduled before summer as taskforce created to address challenges
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President THOMAS BACH has opened the door to the possibility of Tokyo 2020 being rescheduled before the summer of 2021 and warned those involved in the…
HFN President Advise Handball Stakeholders Not to Spread Unverified Rumours about Covid-19
The President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria MR. SAMUEL OCHEHO has advised the Handball family to observe all hygienic measures and not to join in spreading unverified rumours about…
Covid 19: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games postponed
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games has been postponed till next summer due to the Coronavirus pandemic according to a statement released by the Japanese government on Tuesday. In a joint…