Tag: International Olympic Committee
Paris 2024; ‘Hate Speech Directed At Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-Ting Unacceptable’ –IOC
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has condemned the hate speech directed [...]
Paris 2024: IOC Clears Two Boxers To Compete As Women Despite Failed Gender Eligibility Tests
Two boxers, Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who failed testosterone and gender eli [...]
Between Paris, The Olympic Games And I –Odegbami
I am in London, hopefully on my way, in the next few days, to Paris, the host city of the 2024 Olymp [...]
The Sports Diplomat! –Odegbami Writes
This weekend, the All Blacks of New Zealand and the Springboks of South Africa will meet to settle t [...]
Nigeria Wrestling Federation Hosts IOC-Sponsored Level 3 Coaching Course In Bayelsa
In a significant development for the Nigerian wrestling community, the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NO [...]
July 28th 2023 – The Day Sport And Diplomacy Meet! –Odegbami
On July 28th, 2023, Filbert Bayi, OLY, former Tanzanian middle distance runner, one of Africa’s grea [...]
From Montreal To Lagos In 47 years – The Story Of Forgotten Heroes! –Odegbami
On July 16, 1976, a brand-new Nigerian Airways DC 10 aircraft took off from the Montreal Inter [...]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Eight Nigerian Athletes Get IOC Scholarships
The journey to the Paris 2024 Olympics has begun for eight Nigerian athletes as they have been captu [...]
IOC Finally Approves Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Phones For Ineligible Nigerian Athletes
The International Olympic Committee, IOC, has finally granted the request of Team Nigeria for her 10 [...]
Odegbami: My Olympic Story – Journey To Mount Olympus
This is probably the most incredulous story you have ever read.
On Thursday, June 24, 2021, I rec [...]