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Her performances at the Festival prompted her selection in the Nigerian team that was sent to train in the United States before the Tokyo Olympic Games. [10] She placed third at the 2021 Nigerian Athletics Championships and Olympic Trials behind George and Knowledge Omovoh which helped secure her place on the Olympic squad. [11]
At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the Nigerian women’s basketball team defeated Australia 75-62 in their first game. This was the team’s first Olympic game victory in 20 years. [10] The team lost its second game in the tournament 75-54 against the host nation, France. [11]
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinne Kalu made her first four 3-pointers and scored 17 of her 19 points in the first half Monday as Nigeria earned its first win in women's basketball at the ...
Nigeria women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round match in the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. [11] Team roster. Nigeria named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 3 July 2024. [12] On 10 July, Halimatu Ayinde withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by ...
Aug 1, 2024; Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France; Nigeria head coach Rena Wakama looks on in the first half against France in a women’s group stage game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at ...
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinne Kalu scored 21 points and Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in ...
Nigeria sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9–25 February 2018. This marked the debut for the country at the Winter Olympics. The delegation consisted of three bobsledders, who finished 19th in the two-woman competition, and skeleton racer Simidele Adeagbo who came in 20th in the women's ...
Warri Relays & Olympic Trials Sapele, Nigeria [6] 400 m hurdles: 48.42 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 15 May 2022 Big 12 Championships Lubbock, United States 48.00 Ezekiel Nathaniel: 11 May 2024 Big 12 Championships Waco, United States [7] 3000 m steeplechase: 8:58.56 Zacharia Fwangfur: 6 September 1990 Lagos, Nigeria 8:55.78 Soudi Hamajam [a] 14 June 2013 ...