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Nigeria has qualified for the FIBA Women’s U-18 Afrobasket. 

Team Nigeria will miss out on a podium spot in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Women’s 100m event, after Rosemary Chukwuma, its only representative in the semi-finals, failed to secure a place in the medal race.

Kayinsola Ajayi is poised to continue his impressive form as he competes in the men’s 100m semifinals.

Nigeria’s Kayinsola Ajayi secured his place in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after a commanding performance in heat 5, finishing first with a time of 10.02 seconds (-0.3).

Team Nigeria’s 4×400m mixed relay team narrowly missed qualifying for the final of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

African Champion, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has qualified for the final of the Men’s Shot Put event at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games.

President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, Frank Orbih stated that there are more positives to take home from Nigeria’s participation at the Olympic Games, despite an early elimination for sole representative, Anuoluwapo Opeyori.

Africa’s most decorated female badminton player and former world number one, Adesokan Dorcas has praised Anuoluwapo Opeyori for his efforts at the Olympic Games.

Nigeria’s Temitope Adeshina finished 9th in Group B of the women’s High Jump event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, missing all three attempts at 1.92m and subsequently being eliminated from the competition.

Nigerian sprinter and Tokyo 2020 Olympic 100m finalist Enoch Adegoke is hopeful Team Nigeria can gather medals at the ongoing Olympics tournament in Athletics.