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Tokyo Olympics: NBBF condemns FIBA's rejection of Ogwumike, Williams

FIBA has stopped the duo from playing for D'Tigress at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The tournament, moved from last year, will run from 23 July 2021 to 8 August 2021.

BREAKING: Olympics: Ten Nigerian athletes banned from Tokyo

That is only when they would be qualified to represent their national team at the World Athletics Championships or the Olympic Games.

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria's Adegoke beats world fastest man in 100m heat

The 21-year-old sprint star who ran on lane 6 of heat 2 at the Olympic Stadium in the event's first round beat Femi Ogunode, who represented Qatar and came in at 10.02.

Tokyo Olympics: Two Nigerian athletes qualify for 100m semifinals

Two Nigerian athletes, Blessing Okagbare and Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha have made it to the semifinals of the women 100m race in the ongoing Olympic games in Tokyo.

Olympics: Marta shines for Brazil as fans boo Neymar

Instead Brazil's treasured first Olympic football gold could come thanks to their women as a nation in need of inspiration has rallied round their sensational start.

2016 Olympics: Siasia picks Mikel Obi, Akpeyi as over-aged players

Head coach of Nigeria's U-23 team, Samson Siasia, has decided on Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi and South Africa-based goalkeeper, Daniel Akpeyi, as his over-aged players for this year's Olympic Games.

Rio Olympics: Brazil to give out 9 million condoms free

Rio's local Olympic organising committee said about 450,000 of the sustainably-produced condoms would be destined for athletes and staff housed in the Olympic Village.

Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian gold medalists to receive $15,000

Oborodudu is the first Nigerian wrestler to win an Olympic medal, claiming silver in the women's 68kg freestyle. Earlier on, Ese Brume, who won the country's first medal at the Games with a bronze in long jump.

Olympics: Ministry denies asking athletes to buy air tickets

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said it did not direct foreign-based athletes going to the Olympic Games in Rio to buy their own air tickets.

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria occupy 64th position on medals table

Team Nigeria are now 64th on the medals table, as the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan enters Day 11. Ese Brume won the country's first medal, clinching bronze in the long jump. The 25-year-old recorded a jump of 6.97m in the final.

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria's Enekwechi reacts to losing men's shot put final, reveals next plan

Ryan Crouser of the United States set a new Olympic record in the event with a throw of 23.30. Crouser who is also the world record-holder with 23.37, set on June 18, erased his Olympic record of 22.52 set at the Rio Games in 2016.

Tokyo Olympics: Only two Nigerian athletes left in relay after 10 are disqualified

Nigeria's participation in the women's 4x100m and mixed 4x400m relays at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan is up in the air. The country now has only two athletes listed for each race by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Tokyo Olympics: Blessing Oborududu chases Silver, Gold after qualification for final in wrestling

Oborodudu had defeated Azerbaijani's Elis Manolova and Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan to advance to her first Olympic semi-finals. The 32-year-old's qualification guarantees Team Nigeria a silver or gold medal at Tokyo Olympics.

Rio 2016 Olympics: Nigeria women's 4x100m relay team finishes last

The 29-year-old Bolt, who claimed to have ended his Olympic career with his ninth gold, had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Olympic Games.

Transfer: Olympic Lyon complete Orban signing

He is the first Nigerian to sign for Olympic Lyon

BREAKING: Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare suspended

Nigerian sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare Ighoteguonor has been "provisionally" suspended for doping at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics in Japan. The Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, made this known in a press statement on Saturday. AIU said that Okagbare tested positive

Olympics: Quadri reaches round three in table tennis

Nigeria's remaining representative in the table tennis singles events of the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics, Aruna Quadri, has progressed to the Round three of the men's singles. Quadri, who got a bye from the preliminary rounds, defeated Slovakia's Wang Yang 4

Breaking: Pele out of Olympic flame lighting

Brazil football legend Pele said poor health will prevent him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the Games' opening ceremony on Friday as he had hoped to do.