2024 Olympics and Paralympics

September 03, (THEWILL) – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, congratulated Eniola Mariam Bolaji on winning a medal in badminton at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first African athlete to achieve such a feat in the sport at the...

September 01, (THEWILL) – Nigeria faced a challenging day in the Men’s Singles Para-Table Tennis at the 2024 Paralympics, with two of its representatives falling short in the competition. Olufemi Alabi, competing in the Round of 16 in the Men’s...

August 31, (THEWILL) – British Paralympic archer, Jodie Grinham, won bronze in the women's individual compound open event at the 2024 Paralympics while seven months pregnant. The 31-year-old narrowly defeated fellow Briton Phoebe Paterson Pine 142-141 to claim her...

August 28, (THEWILL) – The Paris Paralympics commenced on Wednesday, with an opening ceremony in the city centre, marking the start of 11 days of competition. For the first time, the ceremony took place outside the main stadium, mirroring...

August 26, (THEWILL) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that 88 Russian and 8 Belarusian athletes will compete as neutrals at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, which begin on Wednesday. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, athletes from...

July 28, (THEWILL) - Star gymnast, Simone Biles, started her campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a strong performance despite injury concerns. Competing at Bercy Arena, Biles and the United States team participated in the second subdivision...

February 20, (THEWILL) - A controversial proposal to eliminate foul jumps from the long jump event is set to face its first real test later this year, the sport's global governing body has revealed. Unveiling the plan on Tuesday,...

February 17, (THEWILL) - The global swimming governing body, World Aquatics (WA), is sticking to its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian swimmers to compete internationally only under strict neutrality criteria. This is despite the possibility that some of...

February 10, (THEWILL) - Wadata Barau of Bauchi State, on Saturday, emerged as the winner of the male category of the fourth edition of the Senator Douye Diri (SDD) Bayelsa Marathon. One hundred and thirty-five athletes participated in the elite,...

February 08, (THEWILL) - In an intense clash between two top African women's basketball teams, Nigeria emerged victorious with a dramatic 72-65 comeback win against Senegal on Thursday, in Antwerp, Belgium. With both sides needing to beat Belgium and...