Sports minister Sunday Dare has congratulated Team Nigeria athletes to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games for posting the country’s best-ever performance. Team Nigeria won 12 gold, nine silver and 14 …
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Birmingham 2022: Brume wins LJ gold to give Nigeria best-ever Commonwealth Games outing
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readEse Brume finished on top in the Birmingham 2022 women’s long jump event tonight to give Nigeria the country’s best-ever Commonwealth Games outing. The 26-year-old broke the Games record twice …
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Birmingham 2022: Amusan leads Team Nigeria to 4x100m gold, African record as men win bronze
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTobi Amusan won her second Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal in two hours today as she led the Team Nigeria quartet to the women’s 4x100m title at the Alexander …
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Tobi Amusan wins Nigeria’s 10th Birmingham 2022 gold, sets Commonwealth Games record
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria star Tobi Amusan followed up her World Athletics Championships gold medal and world record by winning the 100m hurdles gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham today. She …
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Birmingham 2022: Medal rush for Team Nigeria as Iyiazi wins gold, breaks record
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria’s Njideka Iyiazi won the gold medal in the women’s F55-57 shot put with a new Commonwealth Games record of 10.03 metres in Birmingham today. She inspired her compatriot …
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Birmingham 2022: Oborududu, Adekuoroye retain gold medals as Kolawole clinches bronze
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria wrestling greats, Blessing Oborududu and Odunayo Adekuoroye, lived up to expectations today by winning the gold medals in their events at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. …
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Birmingham 2022: Tobi Amusan breezes into 100m hurdles final with fastest time
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan cruised into the final of the women’s 100m hurdles today at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning her heat with ease. The Oregon 2022 World Athletics …
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Birmingham 2022: Sports ministry gifts Team Nigeria medallists, coaches $25,000
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readThe Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has, in what it called ‘another show of proactivity’ given out $25,000 to Team Nigeria athletes who have so far won medals at …
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Birmingham 2022: Ofili beats Covid-19 to run best 200m time as Adeshina, Isah reach HJ final
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria’s Favour Ofili produced the best time in the women’s 200 metres heats today to lead the 24 athletes who qualified for the semi-finals of the event at the …
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Birmingham 2022: Thompson-Herah clinches women’s 100m gold as Chukwuma, Nwokocha miss out on medals
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readJamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women’s 100 metres gold medal tonight at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as Team Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha failed to make the podium. …