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Selemon Barega of Ethiopia won the men's 10,000 metres gold medal after defeating world champion and world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. The 21-year-old 5,000m champion had held back for much…

D'Tigress of Nigeria were outclassed by France in its second group basketball game, losing 87-62 to put Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the quarterfinals out of their hands at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan. D'Tigress have lost its…

Novak Djokovic hopes of becoming the first man to complete the Golden Slam were derailed on Friday after he was eliminated from the semi-finals of the singles tennis event at the Tokyo Olympics by Germany's Alexander Zverev  on Friday. The…

For the first time since 2012, two Nigerian athletes will be running in the semifinals of the women’s 100m event after Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha qualified from their respective heats at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Friday in Tokyo,…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) took full responsibility over the disqualification of 10 athletes from participating in the track and field events of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 8 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. D'Tigress (BASKETBALL)…

Ivory Coast and Egypt both qualified for the quarter-finals of men's football tournament, while South Africa crashed out on day six of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ivory Coast qualified as runners up from Group D after a tough 1-1 draw…

Nigerian swimmer Abiola Ogunbanwo got the country its second win at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after claiming victory in heat 1 of the women’s 100m Freestyle swimming event in a time of 59.74s, breaking Ngozi Monu's 14-year record.…

Simone Biles withdrew from the individual all-around competition on Wednesday, a day after shocking the world by pulling out of the team all-around event in the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement…

The captain of Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Aruna Quadri, says he feels "disappointed" after elimination from the table tennis event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Quadri, who became Africa’s first table tennis player to play in…