The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has expressed his disappointment with Team Nigeria’s performance in the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris, describing it as “disappointing.” In a statement shared on X on Saturday, Enoh noted that the failure to secure any medals was indicative of deeper issues that require immediate attention. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
World record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, is set to compete in the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Amusan secured her place in the semi-finals on Wednesday by clocking an impressive time of 12.49 seconds, finishing ahead of the USA’s Alaysha Johnson, who came in second … Read more
D’Tigress of Nigeria were eliminated from the 2024 Paris Olympics after an 88-74 quarter-final loss to the United States. EKO HOT BLOG reports that D’Tigress of Nigeria have crashed out of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a valiant effort. The team was defeated 88-74 by the United States in the quarter-final … Read more
Nigeria is set to contend for medals in the long jump event at the Olympic Games with three athletes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria is poised to secure a medal in the long jump at the ongoing Olympic Games, as three Nigerian athletes—Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor—are competing in the event’s final for … Read more
France defeats Egypt 3-1 in extra time to reach the Olympics men’s football final, where they will face Spain; Egypt and Morocco will compete for the bronze medal. EKO HOT BLOG reports that France advanced to the final of the 2024 Olympics men’s football after a dramatic semi-final clash with Egypt on Monday, August 5. Despite … Read more
Nigeria’s D’Tigress becomes the first African team to reach the Women’s Olympic Basketball quarter-finals with a 79-70 win over Canada. EKO HOT BLOG reports that D’Tigress has made history at the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024, becoming the first African team to advance to the quarter-finals. Nigeria achieved this landmark by defeating Canada 79-70, marking a … Read more
The Nigerian Super Falcons lost 1-0 to Spain in the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament, facing Japan next in a crucial match for qualification. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Super Falcons suffered a 1-0 defeat against Spain in their Group C match on Sunday evening in the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football tournament. … Read more
Eko hot blog reports that Breaking barriers and rewriting history, Donia Abu Taleb, a taekwondo powerhouse from Saudi Arabia, has secured her spot at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Making waves as the first Saudi female athlete to clinch a direct qualification, Abu Taleb’s journey is a testament to grit and determination. EDITOR’S PICKS: … Read more
When asked if IPOB poses a threat to him, the governor neither affirmed nor denied it He, however, insisted that the best way to protest against injustice isn’t by killing innocent souls in the country EDITOR’S PICK 2023: Uwazuruike Under Fire For Endorsing Yahaya Bello 2023: PDP Picks Abuja For Convention, NEC Decides Zoning Wednesday … Read more
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack Lee confirmed to CNN that the incident happened in October. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Suni Lee, an Olympic gold medalist and the first Hmong American to compete in the Olympics, said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist incident while filming “Dancing … Read more
JAMB hands teenager over to police for investigation. EkohotBlog reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it has handed over a 19-year-old candidate in the 2021-2022 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination to the police for investigation over what it described as “result tampering.” According to the board’s Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who briefed … Read more
The Games, which began on July 23 and ended on Sunday, had 93 of the 206 participating teams making it to the medals table, including 13 of the 54 from Africa Team Nigeria was placed 74th at the end of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday and eighth best among the 54 African nations at … Read more
Team Nigeria’s appearance at the Tokyo games was marred by disqualifications, injuries and misfortune Nigerian athletes who participated in the Tokyo Olympics arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Saturday. The Team Nigeria athletes arrived at the airport at about 1 pm. Sports Minister Sunday Dare expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance … Read more
PUMA in a letter of termination of Sponsoring and Licensing Agreement it issued on Wednesday said, “we are referring to the licensing and sponsoring agreement signed between our company and your federation”. Giant German sportswear manufacturer, PUMA, has revealed why it terminated its four-year contract with the Athlete Federation of Nigeria (AFN). PUMA in a … Read more
Enekwechi is the 2018 Commonwealth Games Silver medalist and reigning African champion in shot put Nigerian athlete, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi qualified for the men’s shot put final at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Enekwechi’s launch hit a mark of 21.16m. The 28-year-old ranked 4th and picked up one of the non-automatic qualifying spots for the … Read more
The 25-year-old Nigerian athlete claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. Long Jumper, Ese Brume, has won the first medal for Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 25-year-old Nigerian athlete claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at the Olympic Stadium in … Read more
…she emerged as Nigeria’s first ever Olympics medalist in wrestling Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu on Tuesday won a silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg wrestling category at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She had guaranteed Nigeria a medal on Monday after beating Mongolia’s Battsetseg Soronzonbold to reach the final. Although she lost the final to … Read more
Brume took the bronze medal with a best jump of 6.97m. Ese Brume has won the first medal for Nigeria at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She won bronze in women’s long jump. Germany’s Malaika Mihambo soared to gold in the women’s long jump, snatching victory from former champion Brittney Reese with her last leap … Read more
…the AIU had, on Thursday, disqualified 10 Nigerian athletes from the Tokyo games for not complying with out-of-competition drug testing requirements. Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has been provisionally suspended from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after failing a drug test. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), the independent body created by the World Athletics that manages all … Read more
Africa’s first athletics gold at the Tokyo Olympics was won by Barega as he won the men’s 10,000m Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega won the first athletics gold of the Tokyo Olympics while in the pool there was a gold and a world record for South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker. A quick finish from Barega saw him finish ahead … Read more