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Anyanacho aims for top 6 before Paris 2024 Olympics

Elizabeth Anyanacho, Nigeria’s sole representative in taekwondo at the just concluded Tokyo Olympics says her ambition is to be among top six World Ranking before the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Olympian told NAN on Thursday while reacting to the latest Taekwondo World Ranking which saw her ranked 28th in the world, after her debut participation […]

Nigeria, Tokyo Olympics and the Grouse of Dissatisfactions

Anyanacho, Offiong End their Olympic Dreams in Tears

Taekwondo player, Elizabeth Anyanacho and table tennis star, Edem Offiong were the latest Team Nigeria athletes to exit the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Anyanacho in particular suffered a blow in her quest for an Olympic medal in the early hours of Monday against a much matured and experienced double Olympic medallist, Nur Tartar of Turkey. Tartar showed class and applied experience winning 12 – 7 against the Nigerian debutant who proved that the future belongs to her with a performance that stunned many who could not believe she was fighting in her first Olympics. The defeat left the 22-year-old Anyanacho gutted and she could not help but to succumb to crying.

How Successful Would Team Nigeria Be at Tokyo 2020?

IN THE BEGIN… Four-time tennis Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka lit the flames of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games torch last Friday night signaling the beginning of the Games but as the world watches how this pandemic affected Games turn out, millions of Nigerians at home and in the diaspora would only be bothered on how their 60-man contingent perform in Tokyo. So what should Nigerians expect? Here is my candid perspective on Team Nigeria’s chances in Tokyo. TAEKWONDO As one of the five sports that have given Nigeria medals at the Olympics, a lot can be expected from the sport. However the growth trajectory has not been impressive since we won the bronze in 2008. We have struggled to even qualify any athlete for the Games.