The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Friday announced that the athletes who will represent the country at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be selected at the Mobil track and field trials slated for Abuja in July. Mariah ... ...full story at People's Daily
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Cal Athletics: 2008 Summer Olympians - Magdalena Lewy »
YouTube video The University of California will be well represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a record 39 athletes and coaches from 14 different countries having qualified for the Games, as of July 9.
Lewy earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic team with... |
| 22 Aug 08 |
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Winning relay medal will be tough for Nigerians: athletics official » People's Daily As the relay events began at the Beijing Olympic Games, the former president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has predicted that it will be tough for Team Nigeria to win a medal, local media reported on Friday. Nigeria used to be very... |
| 13 Apr 08 |
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Nigeria-China Friendship Association condemns disruptions over Olympic torch tour » People's Daily The Nigeria-China Friendship Association (NICAF) in Lagos on Friday renewed its appeal for a successful Olympics Games in Beijing. The 2008 Beijing Games will open on Aug. 8 in China's capital Beijing. A statement signed by ... |
| 10 Sep 08 |
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Nigeria to attend in Mind Sports Olympics in Beijing » People's Daily The Nigerian Chess Federation (NCF) on Monday said it would participate in Mind Sports Olympics holding in Beijing, from Oct. 3 to 13, local media reported Tuesday. Akinola Bidemi, NCF Secretary, said the Chinese government invited Nigeria and... |
| 25 May 08 |
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'Good Luck Beijing' » James Fallows The finals of the Good Luck Beijing 2008 track and field event, this evening at the "Bird's Nest" stadium that will be the center of the Olympic Games, was on the whole a promising omen on the "is Beijing ready?" front concerning the Olympics. On the... |
| 13 Oct 07 |
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Kenyan official: Shanghai Special Olympics implys high standard of Beijing Olympics » People's Daily General Secretary of Athletics Kenya David Okeyo said on Friday that the success of the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Game in Shanghai implied the Beijing2008 Olympic Games will be of high standard. Okeyo made the remarks on th ... |