Olympics

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has announced that it will take up and pay the medical bills of four track and field athletes, two of whom competed for Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with injuries, while the other two were…

Brazil retained its Olympic football title after substitute Malcolm scored an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory against Spain in the men's football gold medal game at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Brazil were awarded a penalty in…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Friday reported 29 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, bringing the total since July 1 to 382. No athletes were among the latest positive cases. Read more: Bahamas Gardiner wins Olympic men’s 400m gold…

Team Nigeria’s hopes of adding another medal was ended after Idris Adijat, fighting in the women’s freestyle 50 kg Wrestling event, succumbed to the superior power of Oksana Livach of Ukraine at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Idris had no…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 15 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Idris Adijat (WRESTLING) …

Kenyan athlete Emmanuel Korir won the men's 800 metres Gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, extending the East African nation's dominance of an event they have now won four times in a row. His compatriot Ferguson Rotich…

Nigeria's hopes of winning a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Women’s Canoe Single 200m event came to an end as Ayomide Bello finished third in a time of 47.326s in Heat 3 of the Women’s Canoe Single 200m. The time was not enough for her…

Silver Medalist Blessing Oborodudu and bronze medalist Ese Brume have been given a cash reward of $10,000 and $7500, respectively by the Federal Government of Nigeria for their achievements at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in a ceremony held at…

Nigerian wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye suffered a shock defeat in the Women’s Freestyle 57kg category against Mongolia’s Anastasia Nichita and will not compete for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, while debutant Ekerekeme Agiomor fell to…

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Wednesday reported 29 new Games-related COVID-19 cases, including four athletes. Three of the four infected athletes are in the Greek artistic swimming team, the organisers said, without providing further…