Olympics

Nigeria wrestler Blessing Oborodudu, who settled for a silver medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has put her name in the record books as the first Nigerian to win a wrestling medal at the Olympics. Although Oborodudu fought…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 13 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Odunayo Adekuroye (Wrestling)…

Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead Team USA to a decisive 95-81 victory against Spain in the men's basketball event at the Saitama Super Arena on Tuesday, earning a ticket to the semi-finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Team USA were…

Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has qualified for the men’s shot put final after his launch hit a mark of 21.16m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Enekwechi will be competing alongside Mesud Pezer of Bosnia and Hercegovina, Zane Weir…

Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has declared that Nigeria urgently needs a private sector driven Athletes Development Program and a Sports Fund independent of government. Dare who spoke on the sidelines of the…

Nigerian star Blessing Oborodudu is guaranteed of a medal at the Tokyo Olympics after she won the women's freestyle 68kg wrestling semi-final match against Mongolia’s Battsetseg Soronzonbold to reach the final. Oborududu, who is set for…

Following Tobi Amusan’s 4th place finish at the women’s 100m hurdles final on Monday, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has commended her efforts at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. "Tobi Amusan still remains…

Team Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan finished 4th in the final race of the Women’s 100m hurdles event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, coming so close to winning a bronze medal at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium. Amusan got off to a late start, fought her way…

Team Nigeria’s Grace Nwokocha advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 200m event on Monday, while Blessing Oborodudu qualified for the semi-finals in the 68kg wrestling event at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Nwokocha ran a…

D'Tigress of Nigeria on Monday failed to lift its game and consequently succumbed 102-83 to Japan in the basketball event at the Saitama Super Arena in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress’ loss to Japan made it three losses from…