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The Nigerian University Games Association is hoping to take a team of
100 to the Summer World University Games in Chengdu this July, they
have revealed.
By Enefiok Udo-Obong
Lee Edward Evans was laid to rest in his adopted home of Wasimi, Abeokuta last week. It was such a humbling end to the life and illustrious career of one of the greatest athletes to have ever lived and probably the greatest quarter-miler of the last century. A dear friend of mine and I have waited till after his burial to eulogize the great man.
Evans was an American sprinter. He won two gold medals in the 1968 Summer Olympics, setting world records in the 400 meters and the 4 × 400 meters relay, both of which stood for 20 and 24 years respectively. Evans co-founded the Olympic Project for Human Rights and was part of the athlete’s boycott and the Black Power movement of 1968.
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In this report, EBENEZER BAJELA writes on the rising trend of some of the country’s teenage athletes indulgence in banned drugs in their quest for sporting glory
Early this month, Cameroon and Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, was banned from football for a year for a doping violation by European football governing body UEFA.
The 24-year-old failed an out-of-competition drugs test in October when the banned substance furosemide was found in his urine sample.
Ajax said Onana had mistakenly taken medication prescribed for his wife while feeling unwell, with Onana also claiming innocence.
However, young athletes’ use of performance-enhancing drugs, knowingly and unknowingly, has become a global and worrisome issue.