The News Agency of Nigeria is reporting that Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table behind Egypt.
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Members of Team Nigeria at the ongoing Scrabble World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. are giving a good account of the country as the competition enters day three on Tuesday.
This is contained in a statement by Mohammed Manga, Director of Press, at the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (MYSD) Friday in Abuja.
Team Nigeria achieved its best performance ever in Birmingham since it started taking part in the Commonwealth Games in 1950, winning 12 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze medals.
This was done at a convivial ceremony which took place at the Hilton Garden in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
Four days into the WAC ending on July 24, Team Nigeria is yet to record any podium finish with most events already concluded.
Koleosho spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos weeks after the end of the Paralympics.
Nigeria lost 0-2 to Australia in the semi-finals of the men’s team Class 9 to 10 event of the table tennis competition.
Kingsley wasted no time to register his presence in the event in 11.50.87s, which was good enough to see him through to the next stage of the paralympics rowing event.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Team Nigeria won two medals on the championships’ final day.
The quartet of Johnson Nnamani, Imaobong Uko, Deborah Oke and Bamidele Ajayi won the event’s final race.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Team Nigeria won two medals comprising one silver and one bronze, after being represented by 55 athletes.
The 21-year-old Nigerian had delighted his compatriots by storming into the event’s final earlier in the day to raise hopes for the much-awaited medal after series of disappointment for Team Nigeria.
The 21-year-old, who ran on lane 6 of heat 2 at the Olympic Stadium in the event’s first round, beat Femi Ogunode, who represented Qatar and came in at 10.02.
Competent source in Tokyo hinted that the athletes, in a peace protest, were sighted in the Games Village with placards to express their grievances.
Nwokocha had to run a new personal best of 11.00 seconds to secure her qualification to the semifinals in her debut at the Games.
Okagbare who is the reigning Nigerian record holder in both the 100 meters and 200 meters finished first in her heat in 11.05 seconds to advance.
Onyali, also a former African, Commonwealth and Nigerian 100m and 200m champion, said this in a statement signed by John Joshua Akanji, the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister of Youths and Sports.
Chika Chukwumerije, the Technical Director of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.