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Nigeria: Nigerian Bobsled, Skeleton Team Faces 'Coldest' Weather As Winter Olympics Begins
Guardian, 9 February 2018
With a predicted windchill temperature of -25C in the city of Pyeongchang, South Korea, athletes and officials from the various participating countries may be in for a serious cold… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lessons From Nigeria's Bobsleigh and Skeleton Team
Guardian, 9 February 2018
The Bobsleigh trio of Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga and Skeleton athlete Simidele Adeagbo, who have become Nigeria's pioneer Winter Olympics athletes, were warmly… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's First Bobsled Team is Heading to the 2018 Winter Olympics
ONE, 8 February 2018
Imagine transitioning from running on a track in sunny Texas to manoeuvring a bobsled in snowy Utah and Canada. That is exactly what sprinters Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, and… Read more »
History-Making Nigeria Bobsled Team Eyes Medal at Winter Olympics
Nigeria's Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga made history by being the first bobsled team from the African continent to qualify for the Winter Olympics starting on February 9-25, with 92 nations competing.
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Nigeria: Winter Olympics, Here We Come!
Vanguard, 8 February 2018
What started out as a fantasy in the heart of just one woman barely two years ago, is today a source of great joy and pride for a nation and its continent at large. Read more »
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Nigeria: 9 Things You Didn't Know About the Bobsled Team
Vanguard, 7 February 2018
1. Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, Akuoma Omeoga and Simidele Adeagbo are making history to become Nigeria's first women's bobsled team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Read more »
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Nigeria: You Won't Regret Competing for Nigeria, Buhari Tells Bobsled Team
Guardian, 6 February 2018
President Mohammadu Buhari has assured the four athletes flying Nigeria's flag in the Bobsled and Skeleton events in this year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea that… Read more »
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Nigeria: Star Lager Boost for Nigeria's Bobsled & Skeleton Team
This Day, 6 February 2018
Nigeria's historic women's Bobsled and Skeleton teams who for the first time qualified for the Winter Olympics, have secured a major sponsorship deal with Star Lager, one of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Winter Olympics - What Nigeria Can Benefit From Participating
Premium Times, 5 February 2018
The interest in the Winter Olympics among Nigerians is increasing by the day. This has been fuelled greatly by the successes recorded by the qualification of the country's Bobsled… Read more »
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Nigeria: Winter Olympics - Nigeria Women's Bobsled Team Eyes Medal
Premium Times, 5 February 2018
After achieving the seemingly unimaginable feat of qualifying for the forthcoming 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the Nigerian Women Bobsled and Skeleton team are… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari to Host Nigeria Bobsled Team After Korea Games
Vanguard, 5 February 2018
THE Nigeria Bobsled team to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea departed Saturday to the Asian country. The team is made up of Seun Adigun, Simidele Ade-agbo, Akuoma… Read more »
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Nigeria: Meet Nigerian Team to 2018 Winter Olympics
Daily Trust, 4 February 2018
Nigeria will be competing in the Winter Olympics for the first time when Seun Adigun, AkuomaOmeoga and Ngozi Onwumere compete in Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South… Read more »
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After completing the required five races, Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga wrote their names in the history books as the first African team to qualify for the bobsled ... Read more »
