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Nigeria: Man Charged For Allegedly Supplying Drugs to Athlete Blessing Okagbare
Premium Times, 13 January 2022
The FBI revealed encrypted messages exchanged between the defendant and Okagbare. Read more »
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Nigeria: Sprinter Okagbare Slammed With Fresh Charges
Premium Times, 7 October 2021
The sprinter has been under suspension since 31 July when she was suspended from the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics Read more »
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Nigeria: Dare Orders Probe of AIU's Suspension of 10 Nigerian Athletes in Tokyo
This Day, 10 August 2021
Following the suspension of 10 Nigerian athletes from the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics, Sports… Read more »
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Nigeria: Banned Athletes Protest in Streets of Tokyo
This Day, 31 July 2021
Ten would-be Olympians were banned from competing in the track and field competition after Nigerian sports officials allegedly failed to properly register them for three mandatory… Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare Suspended From Tokyo Olympics, Tests Positive for Dope
This Day, 31 July 2021
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare has tested positive to banned substance and has provisionally been suspended from the ongoing Tokyo Olympic. Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare Leads Nigeria's Charge for Medals in Athletics
Daily Trust, 30 July 2021
Nigeria's queen of the track, blessing Okagbare is leading Nigeria's charge for medals as athletics get underway in Tokyo Olympics. Read more »
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Nigeria: Tokyo 2020 - the Three Likeliest Nigerian Women to Win Medals At the Olympics
Premium Times, 21 July 2021
Remember these names: Odunayo Adekuoroye, Blessing Okagbare, and Tobiloba Amusan during the Tokyo Olympics. Read more »