The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Games is scheduled to hold between September 4 and 19 in Brazzaville, Congo
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Yakmut recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari had warned that the country’s participation in the Games must be as transparent as possible to avoid a situation where athletes were shortchanged
According to the federations’ boss, Adeyinka Samuel, the Nigerian team will compete for honours in the sport with eight male and three female
Team Nigeria to the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships will depart the country for Beijing on August 18.…
Team Nigeria took home $2,000 alongside medals and trophies for victory in the final game, while Cote d’ivoire went home with $1,000 and medals and Ghana, who beat Togo in the third place game by 18-14, won $500 for their effort
The IOC said it was impossible to rule out the risk of potential infection if athletes from the region were allowed to compete in combat sports.
It was the Nigerian who lifted 120kg and 125kg respectively while the Samoan could not lift the 125kg, thereby allowing Usman to enter the Clean and Jerk with an edge
Also on Wednesday, wrestling added two bronze medals to Nigeria’s medal haul with Amos Daniel beating England’s Sasha Madyarchyk 4-1 to win bronze in the men’s 61kg freestyle, while Melvin Bibo also claimed bronze in the 74kg freestyle
An official of Team Nigeria, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria in Glasgow on Tuesday on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the federation warned Nigeria to either desist from such or face sanctions
England’s Dan Greaves, 31, won the category with 59.21 metres, while Wales’ Aled Davies claimed the silver medal 46.83 metres throw
Gowon, who spoke against the backdrop of the three medals won so far in the games, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that the 127 athletes representing the country had the potential to surpass the achievement recorded at the New Delhi games in 2010