United States athletes will not be taking part in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in the Chinese city of Beijing. The move is in protest by the US government over allegations of human rights abuses by the Chinese government, including alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. However; the Chinese government has threatened to retaliate the…
One of Nigeria’s medal hopeful for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Odunayo Adekuoroye has expressed confidence in living up to the hype when the games commence later this year. The 27-year-old wrestler who is currently preparing for a competition in Poland ahead of the Olympics said she’s working on her weak areas and improving on her strengths as…
The Nigeria male and female basketball teams D’Tigers and D’Tigress will learn of their opponents in the forthcoming Tokyo Olympics Games today, with the draw to take place inside the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland. The 12 teams in both Male and Female categories to compete in the games and are divided into four…
The former head of the International Association of Athletics Federation, LAMINE DIACK, has been jailed for four years. Eighty-seven-year-old DIACK was found guilty of corruption and money-laundering charges linked to the Russian doping scandal. He was convicted of accepting bribes from athletes suspected of doping to cover up test results and letting them continue competing, including in…