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Tokyo 2020 to decide on limits for spectators in April, says Committee

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2021 0

Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday that the committee will decide on rules for limiting spectators in April. Hashimoto said she hopes to reach consensus among the parties involved including the IOC and the Japanese government so that they could take

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We are already looking beyond participation at Tokyo 2020, Dare says

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Thursday in Abuja said the ministry was already looking beyond Nigeria’s participation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Dare, while declaring open the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), said the move was in the area of all-round preparedness for major […]

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Olympics: Sunday Dare inaugurates committee on preparations for Tokyo 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

Abuja – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday inaugurated a 12-member committee to ensure adequate preparation and participation of Team Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The minister, while inaugurating the committee in his office in Abuja, urged members to ensure a hitchfree participation at the games. “This committee is […]

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Tokyo 2020: Home based players help super Falcons secure qualifying win

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2019 0

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have taken a big step forward in their Tokyo 2020 Olympics African qualifying first round fixture against Algeria with a 2-0 victory over the Algerians in the first leg in North Africa on Wednesday night. Due to absence of foreign-based players, Head Coach Thomas Dennerby had taken only home-based professionals […]

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Heat could make Tokyo 2020 Olympic marathon ‘deadly’ – doctors

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2018 0

A group of Japanese doctors on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to start the Tokyo 2020 marathon as early as 5:30am, saying failure to do so could “lead to deaths” from heatstroke. The warning is the latest in a chorus of concern about how extreme heat could affect several sporting events at the Olympic games, particularly […]