The 18th edition of the Okpekpe road competition has been cancelled. The cancellation was not unconnected from the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the globe and the travel restrictions across the world.
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Tokyo 2020 : New Date To Be Announced Soon
New dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will likely be revealed this week, organisers said Monday after the coronavirus forced the historic decision to postpone the Games until next year.
COVID-19: Tokyo Postpones Training For Olympics Volunteers
Training of volunteers for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics have been postponed over the Coronavirus outbreak in Japan. The organising committee of the event in a statement made the announcement on Friday saying the training slated for Saturday has been rescheduled to a later date.
Russia Banned From All Sporting Events
Russia has been banned from all major sporting events for four years by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) as punishment for a string of state-sponsored, doping-related offences and the country’s repeated brazen efforts to mislead authorities.
Coronavirus: 20th National Sport Festival Postponed
The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, in a joint meeting with the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and other health experts have agreed that the 2020 edition of the National Sports Festival scheduled to take place in Edo state from Friday, March 20th to Friday, April 3rd 2020 be postponed.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic: Nigeria D’Tigress Made The List Of Qualified Teams
D’Tigress, the Nigerian women national Basketball Team has on Saturday secured a ticket to join the Olympic 2020 Games to be hosted in Tokyo.
150 Golfers Set For Nigeria Ladies Open Golf Championship
At least 150 Ladies are set to take part in The 2019 Nigeria Ladies Open Golf Championship is set to commence Wednesday, with at least 150 participants, at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja.