Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), revealed in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that the committee intends to strategise for the upcoming 2024 events, particularly focusing on the Olympics, during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) set for Dec. 13. Nezianya highlighted that during the AGM, the committee plans Read More…
Team Nigeria is primed for fierce competition at the Paris 2024 Africa Boxing qualifiers, commencing this Saturday in Dakar, according to Dapo Akinyele, the Secretary-General of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF). Akinyele expressed this confidence in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Dakar. Team Nigeria, already on the ground in Read More…
Beijing Olympics organisers said on Sunday they had confirmed 72 cases of COVID-19 among 2,586 Games-related personnel entering China from Jan. 4 to Jan. 22, with no cases among 171 athletes and team officials arriving in that period. Final preparations are taking place for the Winter Games amid a global surge in cases of the Read More…
International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan for this summer’s Olympic Games amid public concerns over coronavirus, organisers said on Saturday, crushing many fans’ hopes and setting the stage for a drastically scaled-back event. Some 600,000 Olympic tickets purchased by overseas residents will be refunded, as will another 300,000 Paralympic tickets, Toshiro Muto, Read More…
Athletes should be prioritised for the novel coronavirus vaccine so the beleaguered Tokyo Games can go ahead later this year, according to senior Olympics official Dick Pound. Canadian Pound, the longest-serving member of the International Olympics Committee (IOC), told Sky News in the UK that the Games could still go ahead with mass athlete participation, Read More…