Olympics

Following the recent doping scandals that have dogged Team Nigeria at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced a seven-man Medical and Anti-Doping Commission headed by Professor Ken…

Tokyo Olympics organisers reported on Monday 17 new Games-related COVID-19 cases including one athlete, bringing the total number since July 1 to 276. IOC President Thomas Bach said there was "zero" risk that people participating in the…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 11 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Grace Nwokocha (Athletics) …

Enoch Adegoke’s dream of becoming the first Nigerian man to win a 100 metres Olympic medal came to an end on Sunday after he picked up an injury midway into the final of the event that was won by Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs.…

Nigeria’s commonwealth champion Tobi Amusan has won the first semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles to qualify for Monday’s final with the fourth fastest time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Amusan clocked a remarkable 12.62s to earn her…

Nigerian sprinter Enoch Adegoke has made history by qualifying for the men's 100m final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after clocking 10.00s as he finished second in Heat 2 of the semi-final race, while Usehoritse Itshekiri failed to finish the…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said Nigeria urgently needs a private sector driven Athletes Development Program and a Sports Development Fund run independent of government. Dare, who spoke in an interview…

Tennis world number five Alexander Zverev won the biggest title of his career when he crushed Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-1 on Sunday to win the men's singles Gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan. Zverev, who secured a rare win…

The African Record holder in the women’s Long Jump event, Nigeria’s Ese Brume, has qualified for the final stage of the event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after leaping to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) stands with legendary Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare after her shock disqualification by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a doping rule violation during the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in…