Paris 2024: Olympic debutant tests positive for steroids
An Olympic debutant from Iraq, Sajjad Sehen, has recorded the first positive doping test of Paris 2024 , the (ITA) said on Friday.
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Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
From today, till August 11, 2024, the best of the world’s sportsmen and women will converge on Paris and other French cities to vie for honours and global fame. CHRISTIAN OKPARA writes that while the organisers have promised a spectacle, some of the world’s best performers will be jostling for a fitting coda for the last four years of hard work.
Athletes receive condoms at Olympics Village, dislike anti-sex beds
The decision by the Olympic Games Organisers to use cardboard beds at the Games Village is said to be breeding mixed reactions amongst athletes, reports sportsvillagesquare.com.
ITTF formally confirms Aruna, others for Paris Olympic games
As the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games intensifies, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced significant progress in the qualification process for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Expectations as games of XXIII Olympiad set Paris abuzz
From today, till August 11, 2024, the best of the world’s sportsmen and women will converge on Paris and other French cities to vie for honours and global fame. CHRISTIAN OKPARA writes that while the organisers have promised a spectacle, some of the world’s best performers will be jostling for a fitting coda for the last four years of hard work.
Boxer, Olaore, promises to end Nigeria’s 28-year Olympics jinx
The task of re-enacting Nigeria’s strides in international boxing at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games has fallen on the shoulders of Adam Olaore, and Cynthia Ogunsemilore since the forced withdrawal of Dolapo Omole from the Games. Omole, a 57kg fighter, was forced to withdraw from the competition because of an injury he sustained during his preparations. This unfortunate incident means that Nigeria has only two boxers at the Games. But one of the remaining boxers, Olaore, sees his compatriot’s withdrawal, as bad as it is, as a fillip to rise above the competition in Paris.
Athletes receive condoms at Olympics Village, dislike anti-sex beds
The decision by the Olympic Games Organisers to use cardboard beds at the Games Village is said to be breeding mixed reactions amongst athletes, reports sportsvillagesquare.com.