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I Won’t Miss The Olympic Games In 2024 – Mbappe

David Folami — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:56:23 +0000

Paris Saint-Germain star, Kylian Mbappe has come out to say that he intends to play at the Olympic Games in his native France in 2024. He recently revealed he realized the importance of the Olympics when he watched the London edition in 2012. According to him, the games is the absolute holy grail that all [...]

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I Am Heartbroken For Failing To Qualify For The Olympic Games – Oshoala

David Folami — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:03:09 +0000

Super Falcons player, Asisat Oshoala has spoken about how disappointed she is to not lead Nigeria’s women’s team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Nigeria was sent packing after a game vs Cote d’Ivoire days back. After helping the team vs Algeria, Oshoala’s solo effort cancelled Nani Kapho’s opener but it was not enough to [...]

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Nigeria Beat Senegal To Reach Final

David Folami — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 13:11:00 +0000

Nigeria shockingly defeated the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Senegal 1-0 to reach the final of the tournament on Wednesday. Oghenekaro Etebo’s goal in the second half proved good enough to see Samson Siasia’s men not only earn a place in the final of the competition but also qualify for the men’s football event [...]

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#Athletics > Blessing Okagbare Banned From Rio Olympics

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 20:38:54 +0000

Following her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa Games, the National Sports Commission and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a ban on sprinter, Blessing Okagbare; excluding her from representing the country, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Okagbare, had a dismal outing at the IAAF World championships in Beijing, China. [...]

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#Sport > Usain Bolt Ends His 2015 Season Early, Out of Diamond League

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:44:25 +0000

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has announced that he will sit out the Diamond League final in Brussels on Friday after deciding to end his 2015 season early. The six-time Olympic champion, who won gold medals in 100m, 200m and 4x100m Relay at last month’s IAAF World Championships in Beijing, took to social media to confirm [...]

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US legislators concerned about threats to Winter Olympics

Ade Adewale — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:41:30 +0000

US lawmakers raised concerns Sunday about the threat of attacks at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, with one faulting Russia for not sharing intelligence. "The threats are real. They are basically calling for attacks on the Olympics. I think you…

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President Vladimir Putin says gays at Olympics must ‘leave children alone’

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:41:51 +0000

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said gays need not fear persecution at the Winter Olympic Games, but stood by a controversial ban on promoting homosexuality to children. "We don't have a ban on non-traditional sexual relations between people…

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Female suicide bomber kills 14 at Russia train station

Adewale A. — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:58:42 +0000

A female suicide bomber killed 14 people Sunday when she blew herself up at the main train station in the southern city of Volgograd, raising concerns about security in Russia just six weeks before the Sochi Olympic Games. The unidentified woman set…

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