Nigeria will win one gold, bronze, predicts data firm The Punch
Published 22 July 2021
Renowned sports and entertainment data firm Gracenote has predicted Nigeria will win a gold and bronze medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Data made available to our correspondent by the firm also included five Nigerian athletes that will likely be ranked top-eight in their respective events – Blessing Okagbare, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Tobi Amusan, Blessing Oborodudu and Ese Brume.
According to the data, Adekuoroye will win a gold medal in the wrestling event, while high-flying long jump star, Brume, has been projected to win a bronze medal in her event.
Athletes top priority for COVID-19 vaccine – NOC
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Secretary-General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Olabanji Oladapo, says Nigerian athletes who have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be given special consideration when the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine begins.
The Olympics, which was pushed back by a year due to the outbreak of COVID-19, will begin on July 23, though there are growing concerns it might be canceled again due to the pandemic.
Nigeria on Tuesday received the first batch of 3.94m doses of Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India.
On Monday, Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo would be among the first set of Nigerians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, while modalities were in place on the distribution of the vaccines.