In the all-African qualifiers, the Nigerian pair who paddled in lane three finished first and surpassed their competitors from Mozambique, Egypt, and Senegal to secure their automatic ticket.
Nigeria’s duo Bello Ayomide and Otuedo Beauty have picked automatic qualification tickets to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris for the canoeing event in the C2 W 500 category.
In the all-African qualifiers, the Nigerian pair who paddled in lane three finished first and surpassed their competitors from Mozambique, Egypt, and Senegal to secure their automatic ticket.
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11:04 - 24.11.2023
Oyo state commissioner pays working visit to canoeing sports training centre
Wasilat is the first female commissioner for youth and sports in Oyo State history.
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12:26 - 23.11.2023
AFCON 2023: Super Eagles suffer a major blow as Taiwo Awoniyi is ruled out
Nigeria's AFCON hopes now hang by a thread after confirmation that Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi will be miss the tournament
Saturday will mark the conclusion of the week-long African Olympic qualifying tournament, in which 16 countries are competing for just six spots.
Nigerian Canoeing assures Nigerians of a podium finish in Paris
President of the Nigerian Canoeing, Rowing, and Sailing Federation, Admiral Festus Pobeni, promised Nigerians their athletes to be on the Paris podium next year.
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He added that they will focus more on training athletes that will make the country proud.
“Everything in life is about management. You manage life, you manage wealth, you manage poverty, as well as fame. In this case, we have all the talents and resources, but management is what we aspire to improve. For instance, we had our boats at the ports, and for eleven years it was difficult clearing them because there was struggle between the customs service & other Agencies until we came on board to ease some of those challenges.
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08:51 - 30.06.2023
Group set to Promote Boxing in Nigeria
Williams also mentioned that the ABU women's champion and the ABU light heavyweight champion, Victor Benneth, among other international professionals, are both Nigerian.
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16:47 - 02.08.2023
BOXING Another medal: Emily Nakalema storms Africa Boxing semis
Uganda She Bombers captain Emily Nakalema has defeated Nigeria's Peter Kate Isim of Nigeria in the welterweight category quarterfinals in the ongoing Africa Elite Men's and Women's Boxing Championships in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde.
“And it was then we were able to win our first silver medal at the AAG, but my concern now is that we as a country must focus more on the training athletes which I believe if we do that, we will surely finish on the podiums in Paris 2024, even though am not sure of the colours.”
Admiral Pobeni appeals for support
He also requested the administration of President Bola Tinubu to persuade pertinent agencies, such as the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority, to consistently offer the required support to promote watersports growth in Nigeria.
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“And so I am really satisfied WITH the conditions here, and I think it’s the same feeling for the athletes but I am surprised with the high level of performance of African athletes bc u can realise that more and more countries are competing for the Olympic qualification places which is a significant progress and huge development for the continent.”
Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal, Kenya, and Angola are among the sixteen countries in the Olympic qualifiers.
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