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Team Nigeria will have a strong presence in the Women’s long jump final at the ongoing Paris Olympics, with Ese Brume, Prestina Ochonogor, and Ruth Usoro all advancing to the final round.

Nigeria’s Udodi Onwuzuruike has qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s 200m in Paris.

Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has announced that home-based athletes will now be eligible for training grants, a benefit that was previously only provided to those based abroad.

As D’Tigress prepare for their high-stakes Quarter-final match against the defending champions Team USA, head coach Rena Wakama remains optimistic, and dismissed concerns that her team is under pressure.

Favour Ofili has become the first Nigerian woman in 28 years to qualify for the final of the 200m at the Olympics.

Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu lost her semifinal bout in the women’s 68kg wrestling category, succumbing to Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova with a score of 3-1 on points.

Favour Ofili has clinched a place in the final of the women’s 200m at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the women’s 68kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborududu has secured a place in the semi-finals of the Women’s Freestyle 68kg category with an impressive 8-2 victory over Canada’s Linda Morais.

Former D’Tigress head coach, Scott Nnaji, has commended the Nigerian women’s basketball team for their historic achievement of qualifying for the quarterfinals at the Olympics after their victory over Canada.