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Nigeria names 147 for Olympics

LAGOS - Nigeria Tuesday named a 147-man “Team Nigeria” contingent to the Athens2004 Olympic Games which begins August 13 - 29 in Greece in 10 sports event - Athletics, Boxing, Basketball (women) Football, (women) Judo, Swimming, Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling - with a promise by administrators that they would return with good results, reports nigeriasports.com

The figure released by Nigeria Olympics Committee in Lagos shows that track and field has the largest number of 26 athletes with six accompanying officials. The country’ would be participating in the following track events: 100m, (men and women) 200m, (men and women) 400m, (men) 4x100m, (men and women) and 4 x 400m (men and women).

Although the list did not show any surprises, nigeriasports.com checks showed that track and field watchers in the country were taken aback when the list excludes Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and Uchenna Emedolu from the relay teams. Sports Minister Col. Musa Mohammed, included them in the Olympic team after they failed to make an appearance at the Trials held in Abuja, last May. Both will be running in the 200m events at the Games.

Track & Field team: MEN Deji Aliu - 100m; 4 x 100m Tamunosiki Atorudibo - 100m, 4 x 100m Uchenna Emedolu - 100m (alternate); 200m Adetokunbo Olu-Fasuba - 4x100m Ambrose Ezenwa - 4x100m Aaron Egbele - 4x100m Chinedu Oriala - 4x100m

Saul Weigopwa - 400m; 4x400m Gooday James - 4x400m Bola Lawal - 4x400m Enefiok Udo-Obong - 4x400m Musa Audu - 4x400m Abayomi Agunbiade - 4x400m

WOMEN Endurance Ojokolo - 100m; 4x100m Mercy Nku - 100m, 4x100m Mary Onyali-Omagbemi - 100m (alternate); 200m Damola Osayomi - 4x100m Gloria Kemasuode - 4x100m Chinedu Odozor-Onikeku - 4x100m Pauline Ibeagha - 4x100m Gloria Nwosu - 4x400m Christiane Ekpukhon - 4x400m Ngozi Nwokocha - 4x400m Alimat Ismaila - 4x400m Mabel Madujiemu - 4x400m Omolade Akinremi - 4x400m

Accompanying team officials: Dan Ngerem - Team Leader Lawrence Adegbeingbe - coach Tobias Igbwe - coach Wolfgang Otto Thiele - coach Abdul Kareem Amu - Technical Staff Simon Eghojiaye - Administrative staff

 By Jo Benson

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Link  |  2004-08-05 20:06
WAHEED (Nigeria)
I KNOW THEY WILL MAKE THE COUNTRY PROUD WHEN THEY GET THERE. WHAT IMPRESSED ME AMONG THOSE LIST IS THE INCLUSIVE OF MARY ONYALI & UCHENNA EMEDOLU BECOS I HEARD SOMETIMES AGO THAT THEY WERE INJURED AND THAT'S WHY THEY COULDN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE MOBIL TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS HERE IN NIGERIA AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE IT TILL THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EVENT. BUT NOW EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. I BELIEVE A LOT IN BOTH OF THEM . I AM NOT WRITING OTHERS OFF TOO BUT WHAT I AM TRYING TO SAY IS THAT THESE TWO ARE LIKE THE LEADERS THERE BECOS THEY HAVE BEEEN DOING IT FOR THE COUNTRY AND NOW THEY WILL DO IT AGAIN.
MOREOVER, WHAT ABOUT THE LIST OF BOXERS, TABLE TENNIS' AND THE WEIGHTLIFTERS? BECOS I KNOW WE WILL SURELY GET AT LEAST 5 MEDALS OUT OF THESE THREE EVENTS. PLEASE I WANNA KNOW ABOUT THEIR LIST BECOS I HEARD THAT ONE OF OUR GREAT BOXERS "DAVID INZORITE" IS INJURED AND I WANNA KNOW IF HE WAS DROPPED OR PICKED ALONG WITH THEM.
THANKS.
Link  |  2004-08-07 11:02
martin (nigeria)
i wish the team naija d best of luck all d way
Link  |  2004-08-13 18:39
senext2000@nigeriasport.com (lagos)
yes its at this point we get to no if the preparation is ok or not its not only in nigeria dat we have all this happening its every where but wat we need to pray for is that all the participant shoud performed very well and also m,ake the country pround .then to the leaders its high time we make corrections to all our mistakes lets take all sport seriouse and go to the grass root level we see young talent who are seliouse and ready to work and not those who have belefull and do wat ever they like at there own extent
Link  |  2004-08-13 18:39
senext2000@nigeriasport.com (lagos)
yes its at this point we get to no if the preparation is ok or not its not only in nigeria dat we have all this happening its every where but wat we need to pray for is that all the participant shoud performed very well and also m,ake the country pround .then to the leaders its high time we make corrections to all our mistakes lets take all sport seriouse and go to the grass root level we see young talent who are seliouse and ready to work and not those who have belefull and do wat ever they like at there own extent
Link  |  2004-08-24 04:32
WAHEED (Nigeria)
Oh my God!!! which type of country is this? Imagine, this list is a big lie to all of us in Nigeria. I have not seen any male participate in 200m, No one in Hurdles etc. I don't think there is any hope of getting a single medal in this year Olympic O. Or is there anyone that can enlighten me where we can get hope of getting medal?

hanks.

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