Tag: olympics
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Bayelsa State wins 2025 Niger Delta Sports Festival
In what Sports Festival watchers may consider as upset, Team Bayelsa edged hitherto leaders, Delta and Edo states to become the overall winners of the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival. The competition ended late on Monday in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. It was a very outstandingly outstanding performance across various…
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Niger Delta Sports Festival Day 3 roundup
Day 3 of the ongoing Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) was packed with thrilling action across various events, from intense indoor competitions at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium to exciting football outdoors. There were also combat sports, and team events as well as aquatic contests in swimming and canoeing. In swimming, Delta State dominated the 50m…
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IBA hails Donald Trump for banning transgender athletes
In an open letter to the United States president, the International Boxing Association’s leaders expressed gratitude for his stance on banning transgender athletes from partaking in women’s sports and encouraged him to investigate the possible removal of the discipline from LA28’s programme. The address, made public on Wednesday, was co-signed by IBA President Umar Kremlev…
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Yusuf Alli heads Elite Athletes Development and Podium Board
The Leadership of the National Sports Commission has announced the composition of its Elite Athletes Development and Podium Board with former Nigerian international Yusuf Alli as the board’s Chief Executive Office. In a statement signed by the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, the board has been saddled with the mandate of creating…
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Nigerian U16 women basketballers land in Senegal
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s Under-16 ladies basketball team have arrived in Dakar, Senegal to participate in a preparatory tournament that the Nigeria Olympic Committee described as “a significant step” toward the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Dakar 2026. The event called the “Festival of Games” is scheduled for November 6th to 10th in Dakar. The NOC…
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NOC Admin Course holds in Umuahia
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in collaboration with the Abia State Sports Council, is organising a Sports Administration Course for its members. The course will run from Wednesday, November 13 to Friday November 15, 2024, at the State Sports Council, Umuahia, from 8am to 5pm daily. “This initiative, part of the International Olympic Committee’s educational…
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