French Swimmer Leon Marchand won 4 Gold Medals at the Paris Olympics, going a perfect 4-for-4 in his individual events. Marchand was coached by Bob Bowman leading into the Olympics, the same man who helped Michael Phelps win 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Bowman takes us into the Olympic Games and shares behind-the-scenes stories of what made Leon’s accomplishment so great in Paris. Only eight nations remain in the 2024 Olympic women’s football tournament after the group stage concluded on Wednesday, with the four teams that will be competing for medals to be known after Saturday’s quarter-finals take place. Rhasidat Adeleke, a 21-year-old European silver medallist, was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland to Nigerian parents, narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal, finishing fourth in the women’s 400m final at Paris 2024 with a time of 49.28 seconds.
- The 2024 Paris Olympics recorded the first all-black medallists for a sport.
- Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has already called for Nigerians to throw their weight behind the nation throughout the games.
- The 27-year-old American, who pulled out of Tokyo for a mental health break in 2020, returned to claim three gold medals and one silver medal in Paris.
- Ogunleye, born in Germany to a Nigerian father, made history by winning the gold medal in the event.
- Letsile Tebogo of Botswana won Africa’s first ever 200m gold at the Olympics and was the anchor of Botswana’s 4 x 400 relay team which took silver.
- Nigeria’s Weightlifters at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games will begin the chase for medals on Thursday, August 8th, 2024, when Lawal files out in the Women’s 59kg weight class at the South Paris Arena inside Paris Expo Complex.
- There are no structures to run sports in the professional manners that elite athletes billed for the Olympics demand.
- “As we go back home we must do everything to prevent future occurrence of the Paris disaster and if this will entail the review of how people are elected to lead our sporting Federations, it will be done.
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Attention will soon shift to the Paralympic Games, where Nigeria has traditionally excelled, particularly in powerlifting and athletics. Expectations are high for the country’s Paralympians to continue their success and bring pride to the nation. Nigeria’s Paralympic athletes have consistently performed at a high level, and there is hope that they will once again showcase their talent and determination on the world stage. While the Paris 2024 Olympics was a challenging outing for Nigeria, the future holds opportunities for redemption. Looking ahead to the next Summer Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles, USA, in 2028, Nigeria has an opportunity to improve its performance and regain its standing on the global sports stage.
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- Nigeria has abundance of talents and everything it takes to be a key player on the global stage.
- She will return for her main event, the Javelin F54, where she aims to win her third consecutive GOLD medal.
- Provisions have to be made for injuries, ageing, loss of interest, doping challenges, grading of the athletes based on performances for training grants, rewards and a lot more.
- She suffered the same fate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when her name was omitted in her preferred event.
- Kenya is a dominant force particularly because of the success of its middle-distance and long-distance runners.
- A host of athletics stars were present at the wedding ceremony of British 400m record holder Matthew Hudson-Smith in Birmingham, including Noah Lyles and his girlfriend Junelle Bromfield.
- This saw a series of online bullying and transgender accusations against Iman.
With 16 golds, France also beat their tally from Atlanta 1996 (15), and their 64 medals overall easily eclipsed their Beijing 2008 tally of 43. Hailing from Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, Naser’s journey to the Olympic podium is a testament to her talent and determination. She honed her skills at Ado Girls Secondary School, Onitsha, where she clinched the Nigerian School Sports title in 2013.
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One of the most anticipated events at the Paris Olympics sent shock waves around the world as Julien Alfred upset Sha’Carri Richardson to win her maiden Olympic title in the women’s 100m, backing up her World Indoor 60m title from March. As the curtain falls on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the City of Light has left an unforgettable impression on the world stage. For two weeks, the world’s best athletes came together to celebrate the global language of sports, and the results were nothing short of magnificent.
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The D’Tigress of Nigeria beat the Opals of Australia — ranked 3rd best in the world — 75-62, and Canada in women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics. Although they were knocked out after an loss to USA in the quarter-finals, the team had an undeniably fantastic run at the Olympics. D’Tigress were the first female basketball team in Africa to qualify for the Olympics, win a preliminary round and make it to the quarter-finals. “I didn’t expect that Nigeria would not win a medal in the Olympics,” Enoh Said. “I have sessions with the presidents of the sports federations because as the minister of sports development, I don’t direct the training of athletes or monitor them.
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The performances of athletes of Nigerian descent underscore the nation’s rich sporting potential. As Nigeria reflects on this Olympic campaign, it must address the systemic issues hindering its athletes’ success and explore strategies to nurture talent domestically. She suffered the same fate at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when her name was omitted in her preferred event.
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With the ghost of the 2012 London Olympics, where Nigeria failed to win any medal staring the nation in Paris, the anger, complaints, and negative exertions of people was understandable. The medal tally of these Diaspora athletes is almost at par with the country’s best-ever outing at the Olympic Games when Nigeria won two gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. The success of these nations at the 2024 Paris Olympics not only celebrates their current achievements but also sets the stage for future competitions.
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- Sifan Hassan became the first athlete in 72 years to win medals in the women’s 5,000, 10, 000 and marathon races; a haul of gold and two bronze medals within the space of five days, with a total distance of 62,195 km covered.
- Through sports, such leanings and similar banal segmentations are usually shoved aside.
- Few days after the conclusion of the 2024 Olympic Games, sports loving Nigerians are still reeling with disappointment following the country’s dismal showing.
- Briefly after the briefing, I asked the president of the Athletics Federation Nigeria (AFN) what our medal projections are and the basis for the projections.
- The country secured fourth place in the overall medal table with a total of 53 medals, including 18 gold, 19 silver, and 16 bronze.
- The medal tally of these Diaspora athletes is almost at par with the country’s best-ever outing at the Olympic Games when Nigeria won two gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.
- This extraordinary record cements his status as the athlete with the most gold medals in Summer Olympic history.
- While her achievement is undoubtedly a cause for celebration, it also serves as a stark reminder of the missed opportunities for Nigeria due to administrative shortcomings.
DAILY POST reports that a total of 87 athletes will represent Nigeria in 12 different sports at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Assefa was forced to settle for silver while Kenyan Helen Obiri took the bronze medal. South Korea’s Park Hye-jeong took silver with a 299kg total, while Great Britain’s Emily Campbell was clearly delighted with her bronze medal after lifting a total of 288kg. Hosts France won 16 golds to finish fifth on the table and their total tally of 64 medals was their best for more than a century. Incredibly, the USA are unbeaten at the Olympics since 1996 in the women’s basketball, and this is their eighth straight gold.
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From winning gold in shot put to securing silver in the 400 meters and hammer throw, and achieving victory in men’s football, these athletes demonstrated exceptional skill and determination. They upheld a legacy of Nigerian excellence on the global stage, even as they competed for countries other than Nigeria. More worrisome was that some athletes of Nigerian descent competed for other countries. These included those who changed nationalities due to the arbitrary, nepotistic, and capricious attitudes of some Nigerian officials and managers. Watching helplessly as they won medals for their adopted nations triggered psychological discomfort, even emotional torture. Annette Echikunwoke won silver medal for USA in Hammer Throw after being frustrated and chased out of Nigeria by some overzealous officials at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN).
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In this article, Pulse Sports reviews the Top 10 most beautiful track athletes in 2024. South Africa’s speedster Wayde van Niekerk has set a new record at the Paris 2024 Olympic tournament in France. Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. Salwa Eid Naser, born Ebelechukwu Antoinette Agbapuonwu in Nigeria, started out fully in her country of birth. She even competed and won at the Nigerian Youth Games where her potential was undeniable. This achievement marked Germany’s first gold in the event since Astrid Kumbernuss in 1996.
Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has already called for Nigerians to throw their weight behind the nation throughout the games. There are several sports – Football, Rugby Sevens, Handball and Archery – running before the Opening Ceremony on Friday. French will be replaced by Germany’s Annika Zillekens, who had announced her retirement after failing to qualify from Saturday’s semi-final. The 40 golds was an all-time high for Games outside China and was achieved despite immense pressure and tightened scrutiny resulting from a doping row involving some of its swimmers.
The victory marked Germany’s first gold in the event since Astrid Kumbernuss’s triumph in 1996, showcasing Ogunleye’s exceptional talent and determination. Seeking greater opportunities, Naser decided to relocate to Bahrain in 2014. Ten years later, she stood on the Olympic stage, securing a silver medal with an impressive time of 48.53 seconds. The outcome stands in stark contrast to the achievements of athletes with Nigerian heritage competing for other nations.
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But we witnessed, nonetheless, the triumph of the human spirit, the defining characteristic of the Olympics since its Athenian beginnings, and its re-invention in modern times in 1896 by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin. Memories of the Paris Olympics will linger and endure in terms of the drama, the colourful, history-laden displays and the use of the cityscape of France, with the Eiffel Tower looming large in the background. Andy Murray, the British tennis star, announced his retirement during the Olympics.
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“In the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, we won two medals – bronze in long jump (Ese Brume) and silver in wrestling (Blessing Oborodudu) and both athletes were in the Paris Olympics. For instance, four years ago they got bronze and silver and you are making a projection, you will not be wrong to project that they would do better. So, when the federations come and briefing you like that you have to believe them and that was the basis of our projection. And despite the huge ₦12bn approved by President Bola Tinubu for the country’s outing at the Olympics and the Paralympics, of which ₦9bn was earmarked for the former while ₦3bn was budgeted for the latter, Nigeria failed to win a single medal.
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Novak Djokovic, won the men’s tennis singles final, a gold medal at last at the Olympics, practically fulfilling a dream. Simon Biles who had to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, due to a condition called “twisties” made a remarkable comeback, to win three gold medals and a silver in gymnastics and in the process, became the most decorated gymnast in American history. Suni Lee, a former Olympic all-round champion and US gymnast was diagnosed with an incurable kidney disease in 2023. In Paris, she won gold at the all-round team finals, a bronze in uneven bars and yet another bronze at the all-round competition. Julien Alfred, 23, won the women’s 100 m race to claim St. Lucia’s first Olympics medal.
Notably, swimmers Torri Huske and Regan Smith won five medals each, the most of any US athlete. According to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC), 65% of American winners were first-time medalists, and women earned 67 of the US’s medals this year. China’s success at the Paris Olympics is seen as a testament to the country’s investment in its sports programs and infrastructure. The Chinese Olympic Committee had set a target of gold medals for the Paris Games, and the team’s performance has exceeded expectations. The strong showing is also a boost for China’s national pride and morale, and is expected to inspire a new generation of Chinese athletes to strive for Olympic glory.
- With female athletes excelling and making significant strides at the Olympics, it is evident that female sports, in general, are gaining more recognition, reaching new heights, and garnering more support.
- It is important that Kenya nurtures more sprinters and diversify beyond distance running.
- The sports programmes at home were stronger and also had funding, administrations was better than today.
- We’ll look at those sports that have given us previous medals that we have recorded.
- History was made in the women’s floor final with the first all-black gymnastics podium ever in the Olympics with Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade (gold), Simon Biles (silver) and Jordan Chiles (bronze).
- This victory marked Germany’s first gold in the women’s shot put since 1996 and solidified Ogunleye’s place among the world’s elite shot putters.
- Notably, swimmers Torri Huske and Regan Smith won five medals each, the most of any US athlete.
With the Olympics still ongoing, the medal table is bound to change, and African nations are poised to continue their impressive performances. Faith Kipyegon is a Kenyan track and field athlete who specialises in the middle and long distances and is the current world record holder in the 1500 metres. Yemisi Ogunleye, born in Germany to a Nigerian father from Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti State, made history by winning gold in the shot put for Germany.
Nigeria went to Paris 2024 with 88 athletes and took part in 12 sporting events. “This call for reform aims to enhance the leadership and effectiveness of Nigeria’s sports federations, paving the way for improved performance on the global stage. Blessing Oborududu gave a good account of herself in the wrestling category. Medals solely should not be the sole barometer for measuring sporting success. It’s quite uncharitable in my opinion to tag Team Nigeria to the Paris 2024 Olympics as failures. Nigerians wanted more from their flagbearers at the quadrennial event, but unfortunately, our best was not good enough.
At the Paris Games, Nigerians watched to their chagrin as their compatriots raked in medals for their adopted countries. They were Rashidat Adeleke (Ireland), who ran in the women’s 400m alongside another Nigerian-born athlete, Victoria Ohuruogu. On Sunday night, the 2024 Olympic Flame was extinguished thus marking the end of the jamboree tinged with colourful and electrifying traditional and cultural displays by the host nation, France. For about two weeks, the world’s finest sportsmen and women, numbering over 10,000 and representing 206 countries, jostled for honours in the 329 events spread across 32 sports at different venues. Adaku Nwandu competed for Nigeria in the Women’s 50m freestyle and secured the second spot with a time of 26.62 seconds. However, her performance did not qualify her for the semi-finals, as she ranked 34th out of the 79 swimmers across the ten heats in the competition.
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh has given assurance that Team Nigeria will come back from the Paris Olympics with gold medals and there’s hope that the games may go down as the best ever for the country in recent times. Athletes should not be expected to be perfect nor to continue to deliver at all times as age naturally takes a toll on them, and every man has his time and season. Stars are born from different locations and have their God-given time to excel in life. The two major sporting events just concluded were heavily financially involved but were also, properly managed.
Biles’ celebrated comeback was a top attraction for celebrity fans, and she delivered an amazing performance with a powerful message of redemption. Swimming remained a cornerstone of Australia’s Olympic prowess, with the team delivering an outstanding performance in the pool. Australian swimmers dominated in both individual and relay events, securing multiple gold medals and setting several Olympic records. Cycling was another area of significant success for Australia, with the team excelling across various disciplines including track, road, and BMX. The cycling team’s performance was highlighted by multiple gold medals in both men’s and women’s events, showcasing the depth and versatility of Australian cycling talent. Team Australia earned gold at the Paris Olympics in Swimming, Cycling, Canoeing, Men’s double tennis, Rowing, Skateboarding, Sailing and Pole Vaulting.
In the semifinals, Alfred was seeded in Heat 2 along with Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and World 100m Champion Sha’Carri Richardson. However, Fraser Pryce withdrew due to injury, leaving Alfred to go head-to-head with Richardson. Global superstar Celine Dion made an inspirational and emotional comeback during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following a lengthy battle with stiff person syndrome. She delivered an outstanding performance against the iconic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, singing “Hymne à l’Amour” (Hymn to Love). The song’s moving lyrics perfectly reflected the Olympic Games’ spirit of unity, love, and celebration. The 22-year-old Hodgkinson, who won silver in Tokyo 2020, sprinted out to an early lead.
However, Antonio Pettigrew, who admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, was stripped of his medal. The Olympics are underway in Paris, and there are many exciting events as countries battle for gold, silver, and bronze. This is among many other athletes and sports personnel who have earned one or more medals. Running phenom Noah Lyles narrowly notched the gold in a photo finish to the 100 meters, and Cole Hocker pulled off a stunning upset to give the U.S. a gold in the 1500 meters, coming from behind to beat the two favorites in the field.
- Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili made a remarkable Olympic debut on Sunday; she secured a spot in the 200m semi-final with a stellar performance, crossing the finish line in 22.24 seconds to claim the top spot.
- Australian swimmers dominated in both individual and relay events, securing multiple gold medals and setting several Olympic records.
- The win was a proud moment for head coach Rene Wakama, the first coach (male or female) to qualify Nigeria for the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games, especially against a top-ranked team.
- The contest for most gold medals at the Paris Olympics ended in a tie between China and the United States.
- Her collection includes nine gold, five silver, and four bronze medals, which she earned across three Games from 1956 to 1964.
- “These athletes pay nutritionists, coaches and do all other necessary things.
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The 27-year-old’s throw of 66.41m was significantly below her lifetime best of 71.88m achieved at the beginning of June. This mark also fell well short of the 73.00m qualification standard set by World Athletics for the event. Nemour from Algeria made history as the inaugural African gymnast to claim an Olympic medal by clinching the gold with a mesmerising performance on the uneven bars at the Paris Games on Sunday, captivating the audience at Bercy Arena. According to Britannica, Michael Phelps, often hailed as the “king of medals” in the Olympics, is the most decorated athlete in the Games’ history. During these two and a half weeks, the world’s top athletes will converge to strive for a place in history, seeking to leave their mark and aiming for gold.
This result is a far cry from Nigeria’s best Olympic performance, which occurred at the Atlanta 1996 Games. During that historic event, the nation won six medals, including gold in men’s football and women’s long jump. In contrast, the 2024 outing could be considered among Nigeria’s worst, comparable to the 2012 London Olympics, where the country also failed to win any medals. This underscores the ongoing challenges Nigeria faces in sports development and international competition. But the big shame was seeing Nigerians carrying the flag of other countries. Yemisi Ogunleye who won gold for Germany in shot put is from Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti State.