Team Nigeria's quest for medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil received a boost on Tuesday when Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), received the approval of the IOC for 12 Nigerian elite athletes to benefit from the Rio 2016 Scholarship for Athletes programme.
Secretary General of the NOC, Tunde Popoola, said that the Scholarship for the athletes was a good incentive that would allow the athletes to prepare well with the best facilities and challenge for medals in Brazil. The beneficiaries would also be paid an unspecified amount of money from now till the Rio Olympics.
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