Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has splashed N41m cash reward on the state athletes to the 2012 National Sports Festival, which held in Lagos, just as he condemned the win-at-all-cost attitude of some states. The state won a total 93 medals at the festival, made up of 25 Gold, 24 Silver and 44 [...]
Following the barefaced cheating at the just concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged Eko 2012 and in order to sanitize the system and ensure that participating states and athletes play by the rules in future Games, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has wielded the big stick on some athletes and states whose actions ran a [...]
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has charged Lagosians to welcome its visitors warmly just as the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012 kicks off tomorrow. The governor, who received the Torch of Unity at the weekend, believes the state is fully ready to host the country to an epoch-making event. He specifically urged [...]
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Obudu International Mountain Race has assured that it will organise another hitch free competition this weekend when the 8th edition of the race holds at the Obudu Ramch Resort in Obudu,Cross River state. Sir. William Archibong, chairman of the committee, disclosed at the weekend that his committee has [...]
As many as four former winners of the Obudu International Mountain Race have confirmed their participation in this year’s race which holds next month at the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obudu, Cross River state. Top on the list of the former champions who are staging a return is Ethiopia’s double winners, Abebe Dinkesa who will [...]
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 8th Obudu International Mountain Race and the 4th African Nations Mountain Running Championships has revealed an unchanged prize money outlay for this year’s edition. Two years ago, the total prize money for the 6th edition of the race was increased by over $35,000 by the organisers following the [...]
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said it has achieved its target for Team Nigeria at the London 2012 Olympics by having six finalists and 12 semi finalists in the Games despite missing out on medals, though the Federation has expended over N500 million and ran 11 events this season. Speaking against the backdrop of [...]
Great Britain’s javelin number one Goldie Sayers failed to qualify for the women’s final after three no throws at the Olympic Stadium yesterday. Sayers, 30, has been suffering from an elbow injury which flared up again in the warm up. “The irony is in 15 years I have never once hurt my elbow and I’m [...]
Seven Cameroonian athletes have absconded while in Britain for the Olympics, officials say. The seven, including five boxers, are suspected of having decided to stay in Europe for economic reasons, Reuters news agency reports. A reserve goalkeeper for the women’s soccer team, Drusille Ngako, was the first to disappear, the agency quoted Cameroon’s Olympic mission [...]
Nigeria won her first medal at the 2012 Olympics holding in London nine days after the event started. The most populous black nation in the world was in high hopes after Blessing Okhagbare came first at the heats to qualify for finals of the 100 meters race, but came last, dashing the country’s hope of [...]
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