Olympics – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:23:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Olympics – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 The Olympics Opening Ceremony Was Terrible – Trump https://www.theinfostride.com/the-olympics-opening-ceremony-was-terrible-trump/ https://www.theinfostride.com/the-olympics-opening-ceremony-was-terrible-trump/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385901 Ex-USA President, Donald Trump has come out to blast the controversial Olympics opening ceremony in Paris. He recently described it as a disgrace, and the world has been reacting. According to him, having the last supper portrayed the way it was in the French capital was nothing to write home about, and that was a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/the-olympics-opening-ceremony-was-terrible-trump/feed/ 0 I’ll Put Pressure On Real Madrid To Release Mbappe For The Olympics – Emmanuel Macron https://www.theinfostride.com/ill-put-pressure-on-real-madrid-to-release-mbappe-for-the-olympics-emmanuel-macron/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ill-put-pressure-on-real-madrid-to-release-mbappe-for-the-olympics-emmanuel-macron/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 12:40:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377608 French president, Emmanuel Macron has come out to say that he is trying to pressurize Real Madrid into releasing Kylian Mbappe for the Paris Olympics. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, he still does not know if Mbappe will play with France at [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ill-put-pressure-on-real-madrid-to-release-mbappe-for-the-olympics-emmanuel-macron/feed/ 0 My Success Story Is Proof That Breakthrough Can Come When You’re About To Give Up – Tobi Amusan https://www.theinfostride.com/my-success-story-is-proof-that-breakthrough-can-come-when-youre-about-to-give-up-tobi-amusan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/my-success-story-is-proof-that-breakthrough-can-come-when-youre-about-to-give-up-tobi-amusan/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 18:16:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343419 World 100m hurdles champion and record breaker, Tobi Amusan has come out to say that she almost quit Athletics before becoming a world champion. She recently had her say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to her, she really got tired of finishing 4th for a while and even considered [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/my-success-story-is-proof-that-breakthrough-can-come-when-youre-about-to-give-up-tobi-amusan/feed/ 0 I Couldn’t Miss The Olympics To Play For Juventus – Appiah https://www.theinfostride.com/i-couldnt-miss-the-olympics-to-play-for-juventus-appiah/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-couldnt-miss-the-olympics-to-play-for-juventus-appiah/#respond Sat, 30 Apr 2022 18:35:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=323962 Ghana legend, Stephen Appiah has come out to share how Juventus attempted to stop him from playing for the Black Stars at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, Athens. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting. According to him, the Italian club suggested that he stayed and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-couldnt-miss-the-olympics-to-play-for-juventus-appiah/feed/ 0 It’s Hard To Accept That I Can’t Do Certain Things Anymore – Simone Biles https://www.theinfostride.com/its-hard-to-accept-that-i-cant-do-certain-things-anymore-simone-biles/ https://www.theinfostride.com/its-hard-to-accept-that-i-cant-do-certain-things-anymore-simone-biles/#respond Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:46:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310981 Olympic gold medalist, Simone Biles has come out to reveal her inability to do stunts she has been doing for years. She recently revealed this after breaking down in tears in an emotional interview, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, since the Tokyo Olympics, she hasn’t been able to go back to stunts [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/its-hard-to-accept-that-i-cant-do-certain-things-anymore-simone-biles/feed/ 0 A Message from Tokyo – Dennis Onakinor https://www.theinfostride.com/a-message-from-tokyo-dennis-onakinor/ https://www.theinfostride.com/a-message-from-tokyo-dennis-onakinor/#respond Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:03:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304138 Dennis Onakinor urges the world, especially Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria, to learn from the rare sportsmanship example set by Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy and Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar, both of whom mutually agreed to jointly share the high jump event gold medal at the just-concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While noting that competition [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/a-message-from-tokyo-dennis-onakinor/feed/ 0 Japan’s hosting of Olympics during coronavirus pandemic ‘not normal’ https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-hosting-of-olympics-during-coronavirus-pandemic-not-normal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-hosting-of-olympics-during-coronavirus-pandemic-not-normal/#respond Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:18:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=295669 Hosting the Olympics during the current state of coronavirus infections in Japan was “not normal”, Japan’s most senior medical adviser has said in one of the strongest warnings yet about risks from the troubled Games. Doctors have said the Olympics, due to start on July 23 after a postponement from last year, would strain a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-hosting-of-olympics-during-coronavirus-pandemic-not-normal/feed/ 0 I Can’t Stay Without My Child For 24 Hours – Serena Williams https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-stay-without-my-child-for-24-hours-serena-williams/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-stay-without-my-child-for-24-hours-serena-williams/#respond Mon, 10 May 2021 20:25:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=292885 Popular tennis star, Serena Williams has come out to cast doubts over playing at the Olympics in Tokyo this summer. This is coming amid the current travel restrictions in place which could prevent her from taking her three-year-old daughter Olympia with her. According to her, she has never spent hours without her child, so it [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-cant-stay-without-my-child-for-24-hours-serena-williams/feed/ 0 I Want To Star For France At The Olympics – Mbappe https://www.theinfostride.com/i-want-to-star-for-france-at-the-olympics-mbappe/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 22:59:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218903 Kylian Mbappe has said he wants to star for France at the Olympics but dismissed talk that he is among the favourites for the Ballon d’Or. Mbappe, 19, was in his home town of Bondy on Wednesday, celebrating his role in France’s World Cup win. He told RMC Sport he wanted to emulate PSG teammates [...]

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]]> Rejecting the Prawn Sandwich Brigade: How Sports Are Trying to Better Engage Their Audiences https://www.theinfostride.com/rejecting-the-prawn-sandwich-brigade-how-sports-are-trying-to-better-engage-their-audiences/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:04:12 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170098 There’s no doubt about it: sport is no longer just a passing passion or a casual pastime, especially when it comes to the top of the sporting pyramid where the top events and leagues across the world like the FIFA World Cup, the NFL, and the Olympics have moved from being sporting displays of prowess to [...]

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]]> Chelsea Punishing Midfielder Over Olympics – Gernot Rohr https://www.theinfostride.com/chelsea-punishing-midfielder-over-olympics-gernot-rohr/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 23:45:48 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147758 Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr claims Mikel Obi is being punished by Premier League club Chelsea for playing at the Rio Olympics. Mikel, 29, missed most of Chelsea pre-season as he helped his country win a bronze medal at the football event of the Summer Olympic Games. He has yet to play for his London club [...]

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]]> Mikel Obi Targets 2020 Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/mikel-obi-targets-2020-olympics/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:29:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141127 Mikel John Obi has hinted that he would want to make another appearance at the Olympic Games in four years when the Japanese city Tokyo plays hosts to the World. The Chelsea midfielder, one of two senior players in the Nigeria Under-23 squad that won bronze in the men’s football event at the Games in [...]

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]]> Neymar Help Brazil Reach Olympics Semifinals https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-help-brazil-reach-olympics-semifinals/ Sun, 14 Aug 2016 16:39:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=140102 Neymar scored from a long free kick and Brazil reached the men’s soccer semifinals at the Olympics with a testy 2-0 win over Colombia on Saturday. With the host nation under extreme pressure to deliver a first Olympic men’s gold in its most popular sport, Brazil’s biggest star came through with a free kick that [...]

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]]> Usain Bolt Target Sub-19 200m At Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/usain-bolt-target-sub-19-200m-at-olympics/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:13:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139505 Usain Bolt has set his sights on becoming the first person to run the 200 metres in less than 19 seconds. The Jamaican sprint superstar holds the world record in the event (19.19secs, set in 2009) and is defending the title at the Rio Olympics. Despite a hamstring injury in the lead-up to the Games, [...]

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]]> Mikel Obi To Captain Team Nigeria At Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/mikel-obi-to-captain-team-nigeria-at-olympics/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 23:53:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=137474 John Obi Mikel has been named the Team Nigeria captain for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The sports ministry in Nigeria stated that the Chelsea midfielder has been picked as he is regarded as “a role model to the upcoming athletes.” The 29-year-old is one of the over-aged players named in [...]

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]]> Douglas Costa Won’t Play In Olympics – Bayern Munich https://www.theinfostride.com/douglas-costa-wont-play-in-olympics-bayern-munich/ Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:29:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135807 Bayern Munich’s pacey Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics due to injury, the German champions said on Monday. Costa had been chosen along with Barcelona’s Neymar among the over-age players in Brazil’s squad for the first summer Games in South America. Bayern said on their website (www.fcbayern.de) that an injury to [...]

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]]> Hirving Lozano To Sign For Man United After Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/hirving-lozano-to-sign-for-man-united-after-olympics/ Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:32:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134664 Manchester United will sign Mexico winger Hirving Lozano after the Olympics, according to the player’s father-in-law. Andres Fassi, vice president of the player’s current club Pachuca, has confirmed that negotiations have taken place, but have not been concluded yet. The player himself has said that he is looking to follow in the footsteps of former [...]

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]]> Neymar Included In Brazil’s Olympics Squad https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-included-in-brazils-olympics-squad/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:21:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134256 Barcelona star Neymar and Bayern Munich forward Douglas Costa were named on Wednesday in Brazil’s 18-man Olympic squad with 37-year-old goalkeeper Fernando Prass included as the third over-age player. Under-20 coach Rogerio Micale will manage the team after Dunga’s firing following Brazil’s Copa America exit. The team also includes Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, the [...]

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]]> Victor Moses In Dream Team VI Squad For 2016 Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/victor-moses-in-dream-team-vi-squad-for-2016-olympics/ Sat, 04 Jun 2016 07:41:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=130988 Super Eagles forward Victor Moses has been included in Dream Team VI’s provisional list of players for the 2016 Olympic Games. Coach of Nigeria U-23 team Samson Siasia initially released a provisional list which included Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel, assistant skipper, Ahmed Musa and Odion Ighalo. In a new list, Siasia has included [...]

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]]> Mikel, Ighalo And Musa Named In 2016 Olympics Provisional Squad https://www.theinfostride.com/mikel-ighalo-and-musa-named-in-2016-olympics-provisional-squad/ Sat, 23 Apr 2016 02:58:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=126441 Three Super Eagles star, John Obi Mikel, Odion Ighalo and Ahmed Musa have named in Samson Siasia’s provisional list for the football tournament of the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Each country are allowed to invite three players over 23 for the tournament. For the Dream Team VI, rumours have it that Saisia has named Mikel, [...]

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]]> Neymar Should Play Only Olympics – Bartomeu https://www.theinfostride.com/neymar-should-play-only-olympics-bartomeu/ Fri, 15 Apr 2016 22:35:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=125815 Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has reiterated that the club will not permit star forward Neymar to play at both the Copa America and Olympics for Brazil this summer. As Brazil’s national captain and undisputed best player, Neymar could well feature at both the Copa America Centenario in the United States from June 3-26 and [...]

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]]> ‘Winning Gold In Rio Not Impossible’ https://www.theinfostride.com/winning-gold-in-rio-not-impossible/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 22:08:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112970 Nigeria’s Dream Team VI assistant coach, Fatai Amoo has said it is not impossible for the side to recapture the 96’ Atlanta performance at the upcoming 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Nigerians were crowned winners and earned an instant ticket to the Olympics together with runners-up, Algeria and South Africa at the [...]

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]]> Dream Team VI Commended By Fans For Winning U-23 AFCON In Senegal https://www.theinfostride.com/dream-team-vi-commended-by-fans-for-winning-u-23-afcon-in-senegal/ Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:51:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112415 Nigeria’s Dream Team VI was commended by football fans on Sunday in Lagos for its victory at the just-concluded U-23 African Nations Cup (AFCON) held in Senegal. The Director of Brazil Rock Solid FC, Michael Adjuya, praised the team for winning the tournament, adding that it was a double victory for the country. “First, they [...]

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]]> Reactions of Head Coaches to Senegal 0-1 Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/reactions-of-head-coaches-to-senegal-0-1-nigeria/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:18:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=111642 Here are the reactions of the two coaches of the players involving a clash that led to Senegal 0 – 1 Nigeria. Samson Siasia (Head Coach, Nigeria) I’m very happy to win against Senegal again after the Africa Cup of Nations in 1992 and achieving our objective, which was to qualify for the Olympics. I think [...]

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]]> Former Japan coach Philippe Troussier wants to end career with Japan at home Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/former-japan-coach-philippe-troussier-wants-to-end-career-with-japan-at-home-olympics/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:23:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36868 Former Japan coach Philippe Troussier wants to end his career in the dugout by coaching the home country's team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he told AFP. The 59-year-old Frenchman, currently on a shortlist of candidates for the Morocco national job after…

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]]> Brazil’s Rio Games ramp up infrastructure investment to outstrip London https://www.theinfostride.com/brazils-rio-games-ramp-up-infrastructure-investment-to-outstrip-london/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:07:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36519 Brazil will spend 24.1 billion reais ($10.8 billion) on infrastructure projects for the 2016 Rio Olympics in an effort to ensure South America's first Games are delivered on time, organizers have announced. The figure will take the total projected spending…

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]]> President Vladimir Putin says gays at Olympics must ‘leave children alone’ https://www.theinfostride.com/president-vladimir-putin-says-gays-at-olympics-must-leave-children-alone/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:41:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11226 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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]]> Stockholm drops 2022 Winter Olympics bid https://www.theinfostride.com/stockholm-drops-2022-winter-olympics-bid/ Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:46:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=11198 The Swedish capital Stockholm is dropping its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the mayor said Friday. "It is always nicer to say yes than no, but it is in our mandate to make tough decisions," the centre-right mayor Sten Nordin from the Moderate…

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