Tokyo 2020: Reps summon sports minister over failed doping test by Nigerian athletes

  • 📰 PremiumTimesng
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 14 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 78%

Nigeria Headlines News

Nigeria Latest News,Nigeria Headlines

Ten Nigerian athletes were declared ineligible to compete in the recently-concluded Olympics.

The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Sports to summon the Minister of Youths and Sport Sunday Dare, over the failed doping tests by Nigerian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics.The resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Lawrence Ayeni on Wednesday.PREMIUM TIMESMs Okagbare, who is both a world and Olympic medallist, failed an out-of-competition test taken on July 19.

He stated that “with huge funds being made available yearly for the regulatory agencies in the sports sector, adequate efforts have not been made to get Nigeria into the category where they would be deemed to have made significant improvements in anti-doping tests.”

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Medicine after death, no?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in NG

Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Reps summon Dare over doping crisis at Tokyo Olympics - Punch NewspapersThe most widely read newspaper in Nigeria Na dem dem. Nothing go happen abeg.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Reps summon Dare over doping crisis at Tokyo Olympics - Punch NewspapersThe most widely read newspaper in Nigeria Na dem dem. Nothing go happen abeg.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

One-fifth Of Nigerian Workers Lost Their Jobs In 2020 To COVID-19 — Report | Sahara ReportersThe report also mentioned the significant decrease in revenue faced by enterprises and establishments across the country due to the pandemic. Covid takes jobs now? Clown media Weyrey wo lo sor bè?💁🏽‍♂️
Source: SaharaReporters - 🏆 9. / 63 Read more »

Brazil's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 at UN General Assembly - Punch NewspapersBrazil's health minister tests positive for COVID-19 at UN General Assembly
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Reps query presidential committee over assets seized from former Nigerian leadersThe lawmakers said they discovered that some of the properties the committee claimed to have sold were either not sold or were not paid for contrary to its claim.
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »

We’ll Ensure Fairness In Sports Federations Elections – MinisterThe minister of youth and sports development Minister, Sunday Dare, says his ministry will ensure fairness and a level playing field for all those
Source: LeadershipNGA - 🏆 4. / 77 Read more »