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Paralympics: Sports minister lauds Onyinyechi Mark for winning Nigerias first gold medal

Nigerias Honourable Minister of Sports development, Senator John Owan Enoh has expressed immense pride and joy as Onyinyechi Mark won Nigerias first GOLD medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, setting a stunning new world record in the process.
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06 Sep 2024

The director of the Paralympic closing ceremony wants to turn the Stade de France into a dance floor

The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That's a promise from Thomas Jolly , the artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies for this year's Olympics and Paralympics. Jolly says 24 DJs
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06 Sep 2024

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei dies after boyfriend set her ablaze

Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died days after her boyfriend Dickson Ndiema allegedly set her on fire. Cheptegei, who lived in Kenya, represented Uganda at the 2024 Paris Olympics and finished 44th in the women's marathon event.
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05 Sep 2024

What to look out for in the UEFA Nations League

International football returns across Europe this week, less than eight weeks after Spain edged out England in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin. AFP Sport picks out five storylines to follow around the continent ahead of two rounds of fixtu
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04 Sep 2024

A Ugandan Olympic athlete was set on fire by her boyfriend

A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished at the 44th position in the 2024 Pari
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03 Sep 2024

Eniola Bolaji Becomes First African To Win Paralympics Medal

Eniola Bolaji, an 18 year old Nigerian accomplished a historic first this morning when she took home a bronze medal in badminton at the ongoing 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. With this victory, she becomes the first African athlete to win an Olymp
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02 Sep 2024

Nigeria, again, returns from Peru without a medal

Following on the heels of the countrys failure to win any medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Team Nigeria, at the weekend, once again, exited the World U-20 Athletics Championships held in Peru without winning a single medal. The post Nigeria, ag
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02 Sep 2024

Bolaji wins to head into para-badminton semi-finals

Mariam Bolaji of Nigeria early on Sunday in Paris advanced to the semi-finals in the para-badminton competition at the ongoing 2024 Paralympic Olympic Games in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bolaji beat Mandeep Kaur
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01 Sep 2024

Bolaji wins to head into para-badminton semi-finals

Mariam Bolaji of Nigeria advanced early on Sunday in Paris to the semi-finals in the para-badminton competition at the ongoing 2024 Paralympic Olympic Games in Paris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bolaji beat Mandeep Kaur of India 21-
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01 Sep 2024

Egypts Bilal Mazhar joins Estrela da Amadora

Egypt striker Bilal Mazhar has completed a move to Portuguese club Estrela da Amadora on a free transfer after his contract with Panathinaikos expired. The 20-year-old has made a name for himself in Greece, where he played with the Panathinaikos B an
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01 Sep 2024