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Imo Govt. urges SWAN to prioritise promotion of home groomed athletes
The Imo government has urged members of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in the state to prioritise the promotion of home groomed athletes. The state’s Commissioner Commissioner for Information, Strategy and Public Orientation, Mr Declan Emelumba, said this when he received members of the association in Owerri, on Wednesday. Emelumba, who congratulated the sports writers on a recent…
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Brazil expels one swimmer, warns another after they left athletes’ village
Brazilian swimmer Ana Carolina Vieira has been sent home from the Paris Olympics and her teammate Gabriel Santos given a warning, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) said on Sunday. This was after they left the athletes’ village without clearing it with the team officials. The two swimmers had left the village, where most athletes for the Paris Games are staying,…
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Paris 2024 Olympics: NOC, Sports Ministry unveil 84 athletes
The Federal Ministry of Sports Development and the Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) have jointly unveiled a list of 84 athletes to represent the nation at the upcoming Paris Olympics. The Paris 2024 Olympics is scheduled to kick off on July 26 to Aug. 11. Tony Nezianya, Public Relations Officer of NOC, who stated this in a statement on Thursday in…
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2024 Olympics: Reps donate N100m for welfare of Nigerian athletes
The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja donated the sum of N100 million to support the athletes representing Nigeria at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, France. The House Speaker, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, announced the donation during a special plenary session which had in attendance the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Cash rain for Athletes as Maiden Davnotch Tennis Championship Kicks off
No fewer than 300 athletes are expected to participate in the maiden Davnotch National Open Tennis Championship coming up between May 14 and May 22 at the tennis court of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja. Ifedayo Akindoju, Chairman Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF) said this in Abuja on Monday while briefing newsmen on preparations for the…
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