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These postponements naturally affected nations’ preparations for qualifying tournaments and Team Nigeria was not an exception. In a bid to get Team Nigeria’s qualifying series back on track, the federal government made sure the ‘Nigerian Olympics’, the 20th National Sports Festival was held in Edo State after it also suffered several postponements. With the conclusion of the festival which equally served as qualification series for some athletes like Grace Nwokocha who won the women’s sprint double of 100m and 200m events to ensure her qualification for the Olympics, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has now shifted focus to the Tokyo Olympics. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete A total of 13 Nigerian elite athletes have received training grants of $82,000 from the International Olympic Committee, ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Saturday PUNCH reports. The Nigeria Olympic Committee sustained the initiative of providing Olympic training scholarships for elite Nigerian athletes, in collaboration with the Olympic Solidarity Department of the IOC and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa. The grants were given to athletes from sports such as athletics, taekwondo, table tennis, weightlifting and wrestling. The beneficiaries of the training grants are Amusan Oluwatobiloba, Ofili Favour, Nathaniel Oghenewegba and Nathaniel Glory from athletics, while wrestlers Adekuoroye Odunayo, Adeniyi Aminat and Oborodudu Blessing were also recipients of the grant. ....