Tag: Mary Onyali
Paris 2024: Ofili secures spot in women’s 200m final
Favour Ofili made history by becoming the first Nigerian woman in 28 years to qualify for the final of the women’s 200m at the...
Nigeria’s female Athletics coaches pay a high price in a male-dominated...
During her active days as an athlete where she specialised in the 100 metres, Endurance Ojokolo-Akpeki won eight gold medals for Nigeria at continental...
Nigeria’s women’s 4x100m quartet smash 30-year-old African Record in World Championships...
The women's 4x100m relay final was expected to produce some fireworks and the race lived up to its billing as Nigeria's squad of Joy...
How Nigeria can win 5 Medals in Athletics at the Tokyo...
In 2012, I was a Management Consultant at Bain & Company in South Africa not too long after completing my MBA at the Kellogg...
7 Nigerian Athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics Part...
As the countdown to the postponed Tokyo 2021 Olympics begins, we take a look at the seven Nigerian Athletes that have qualified for the...
This Day in History: Nigeria wins women’s 4x100m Olympic Bronze, set...
On this day 28 years ago, the Nigerian women's 4x100m quartet of Beatrice Utondu, Faith Idehen, Christy Opara-Thompson and Mary Onyali at...
This Day in History: Onyali wins Olympic 200m Bronze
On this day 24 years ago, Mary Onyali became the first African woman to win an Olympic medal in the 200m, running...
Nigeria’s Top 8 Commonwealth Games Moments Part 4: 1994
At the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria, Canada, Nigeria bettered its 10-medal haul in Track and Field from the 1990 Games in Auckland,...
Okagbare shatters women’s 200m African Record in season-opener
Not everyone starts the season with a continental record! However, Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare proved to be in a class of her own while competing...
Sprint legend Mary Onyali appointed Vice Chairman of CAA Athletes’ Commission
Five-time Olympian and Nigerian Record holder in the women’s 200m and 4x100m, Mary Onyali was recently appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Confederation...