Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare and the Special Assistant on Sports to President Buhari, Daniel Amokachi led the rousing welcome for the first batch of Paralympians who returned…
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Eucharia Iyiazi Eucharia Iyiazi on Thursday increased Team Nigeria’s medals haul at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo by winning a bronze medal in the women’s seated shot put…
Paralympics: Folashade strikes gold, sets world record as Loveline settles for silver
Nigeria increased her medal haul at the on-going Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan with a Gold and a Silver in Powerlifting yesterday. Folashade Oluwafemiayo won Team Nigeria’s third gold medal…
Nigeria’s powerlifting paralympian, Bose Omolayo has won gold in the women’s 79kg powerlifting event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. She lifted 141kg to set a Games record on Sunday. Ukraine’s…
Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike and Olaitan Ibrahim on Saturday won bronze medals in powerlifting events at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. In the finals of the events held at the Tokyo…
Team Nigeria athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been charged to go all out to win medals with the assurance of huge rewards and appreciation. President of the…
Team Nigerian athletes to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been charged to go all out to haul in the medals with the assurance of huge rewards and appreciation by…
Nigerian powerlifter, Latifat Tijani, has won the gold medal in the female 45kg event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games. Tijani made a top lift of 107kg to secure the…
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record the first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Agunbiade on…
by Oluwatomisin Amokeoja The opening ceremony of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games took on Tuesday after a year delay due to COVID-19 that has continued to ravage the world. Lovers of…
Lucy Ejike The Tokyo Paralympics begin on Tuesday after a year’s pandemic delay. Team Nigeria Paralympics will participate in four events: Para Powerlifting, Para-Athletics, Para-Table Tennis and Para Rowing. The…
Though the duo of Isau Ogunkunle and Faith Obazuaye would make their debuts at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, they have pledged to rock the boat of some of the…
A first coronavirus case has been detected in the Paralympic Village, days before the Games open, organisers said Thursday as Japan battles a record wave of infections. The case involves…
Agency Reporter In a battle for the WBO, IBF, IBO, WBA world heavyweight titles, Anthony Joshua knocked down mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev four times to secure a knockout in the…
Two coaches at the 2020 National Para-Soccer League which ends on Saturday have urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to invest in the sport. The coaches, while speaking with the News Agency…