Despite warnings to participants to “avoid unnecessary forms of physical contact” at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, organisers are expected to hand out 160,000 branded condoms. Thousands of athletes will stay at the Olympic Village during the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games,…
AFN opens Olympic camp in Abuja
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s camp for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opened in Abuja on Sunday, The PUNCH reports. Secretary-General of the AFN, Adisa Beyioku, in a letter dated July 2 and addressed to the Director, Federation Elite Athletes Department…
Olympics: WA disqualifies Nigeria’s 4x400m team
World Athletics has disqualified the Nigerian women’s 4x400m team from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following some technical errors in the race where they secured qualification at the Lagos Open Athletics Championships on June 24. The Nigerian quartet – Nse Imaobong,…
Tokyo 2020: Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead, says Japan’s PM
The delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead this summer despite concern over rising coronavirus cases, says Japan’s prime minister. The Olympics are due to begin on 23 July with the Paralympics following a month later from 24…
Blame NFF for Falcons 2020 Olympics failure- Abdullahi (DailyTrust)
A former assistant coach of the Super Falcons, Coach Mansur Abdullahi has blamed the failure of the senior women’s national team to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on what he described as nonchalant attitude of the present Nigeria…
