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Nigeria ranked 3rd Best African Team at Tokyo Paralympics

Aminu Imam

…Finished with 10 medals Team Nigeria has ended its 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games with a total of 10 medals comprising four gold, one silver, and five bronze medals. Nigeria went to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with 22 athletes and won a total of 10 medals and is currently third on the log, while South Africa’s four gold, one silver, and one bronze medal place them fourth with Morocco in 5th position, with three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Lauritta Onye started the closing day of Nigeria’s contest by…

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Tokyo Olympics: Blessing Okagbare suspended for failing drug test

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. Okagbare, who is a rival to Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smithhad, won her 100m heat yesterday, and was due to race in the semi-finals on Saturday against Asher-Smith and Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herath. According to the Athletics Integrity Unit, the 32-year-old had tested positive for a human growth hormone following an out-of-competition test on 19 July. This came after 10 other Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible for the Games because of non-compliance with out-of-competition…

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