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Paralympics: Team Nigeria wins another gold on final day The country’s athletes won 10 medals overall

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Team Nigeria on Saturday ended its campaign at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on a bright note; winning another gold medal as well as a bronze on the final day of action.

The medals won on Saturday saw Nigeria finish with four gold, one silver and five bronze medals.

Lauritta Onye started the closing day of Nigeria’s contest by winning bronze in the women’s F40 shot put event before Flora Ugunnwa ensured Nigeria signed out on a high from Tokyo with gold in the F54 javelin event.

As reported by SportsTalkAfrica, Lauritta competed under very difficult conditions on the wet and slippery grounds of the stadium.

She nonetheless threw 8.29 metres which was enough for a podium finish but could not rattle gold medalist Sliwinska Renata of Poland whose 8.75 metres cancelled off the Nigerian’s Games’ record of 8.40 metres set in Rio 2016.

Djelal Salem of Algeria secured the silver with a throw of 8.33 metres.

Flora Ugunnwa, however, turned the story around in the F54 javelin final which was Nigeria’s last event in Tokyo.

She dusted her opponents with her 18.39 metres throw to leave Kurbanova Nurkorn of Uzbekistan and Yang Liwan of China in the second and third positions respectively.

Flora told Sportstalkafrica.com in Tokyo she had planned to achieve more at the Paralympic Games but remains thankful to God for the gold medal.

“My aim was to break my own record and set a new one. We had good training during our camping, thanks to the Minister of Sports (Sunday Dare) who ensured that the conditions were conducive, but the situation changed somewhat as we got into Japan. I had a little bit of difficulty with the time zone and weather, and I also became ill. All the same, I kept on and I thank God I ended with the gold.

Team Nigeria’s Paralympics Medal Winner
“I dedicate it first to God who has been my strength and then to my husband and children; to my coach, Patrick Anaeto, as well as to coach Ade who has been very helpful through this period.”

With the 10 medals won, Nigeria is currently occupying the 31st position behind two African countries, Tunisia and Algeria, who also have four gold medals like Nigeria but have more silver and bronze medals.

 

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Tokyo 2020: Obiji Loveline wins Nigeria’s First Silver Medal

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After Folashade Oluwafemiayo’s dominance in continuing Nigeria’s tradition of excelling in the Powerlifting event, winning women’s -86kg. Oluwafemiayo broke the World and Paralympic Records to win gold on Monday, Loveline Obiji (MON) rounded up Team Nigeria’s participation in the Powerlifting event with a silver medal.
Loveline Obiji clinched a silver medal in women’s +86g lifting 147kg. She wrapped up Nigeria’s participation in Powerlifting at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and brought the country’s haul to 6 medals (three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals all coming from Powerlifting).

Loveline Obiji began powerlifting in 2006 in Imo State, Nigeria.
She won a gold medal in the 82.5kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

She was named Sportswoman of the Year at the 2015 Nigerian Sports Awards.

In 2012, she received the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON).

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Exercises Women Should do From Age 60

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Exercising is very important in human lives because it promotes longevity.

Below are few exercises that can be done once a woman clock 60. These exercises Protects  oneself from Injuries.

It is a great stability exercise that will enhance your balance—and quality

You’re already well aware of the fact that having poor heart health, infrequent exercise, and less-than- nutritious diet are all associated with an abbreviated life. But there are lesser-known factors that can affect your lifespan, as well. Specifically, falls and accidents. After all, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 36 million older adults fall every year. These falls can result in terrible injuries, such as hip fractures and brain injuries, all of which impact quality of life. Consider this shocking statistic: Upwards of 30,000 older adult dies each year due to a fall.

This is why, if you want to live a longer and safer life in your older years, it’s important to incorporate stability exercises into your fitness routine. Here are a few great stability based exercises you can add to your daily routine

1.Lying Leg Raise

 

Why to do it: This exercise is great for working the abs and hip flexors.

How to do it: Lie on your back with your hands under the small of your back and your legs flat on the floor. Pull one knee toward your chest and then straighten it toward the ceiling. Lower it to the starting position. Do three sets of 30 reps, alternating legs.

2.Shoulder Rotation

Why to do it: It strengthens the rotator cuff muscles.

How to do it: Lie on your left side while holding your right upper arm against your ribs and your right forearm perpendicular to your body. Holding a light weight, move your right forearm through a full range of motion. Do four sets of 20 reps, alternating sides.

3.Standing Heel Raise

Why to do it: It builds lower-leg stability.

How to do it: Stack two 45-pound plates on the floor. Stand with the balls of your feet on the edge of the top weight. With a dumbbell in each hand and your arms by your sides, push up onto your toes, pause, then lower your heels to the floor. Do three sets of 15 reps.

4.For the Ultra-Fit: The Balance-Board Drill

Why to do it: It works the smaller support muscles in the legs and trunk.

How to do it: Do not attempt this move if you’re feeling as though your balance is suffering, as this drill requires equipment—chiefly, a balance board—that will greatly reduce your risk of falling. But if you’re up to it, stand on a balance board (a disk with a dome on the bottom; available in most gyms) with your knees bent, feet shoulder-width apart, and arms held in front of you. Balance for as long as you can. Build up to five minutes.

Source: Eatthis.com

 

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A 20 Minute Workout That Will Hit Your Entire Body

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Exercising is very important in our day to day activities, as it helps stretch out our bones and bodies. It also helps in burning out calories after being sitting for a long period of time.

If you’ve set aside some time for a 20-minute core workout, you might be thinking about all the dedicated Abs moves you could squeeze into that routine. But if you have 20 minutes to work your core, the best bang for your exercise buck is going to be moves that work your entire body instead.

That’s because when you perform     compound exercises- movements that work multiple muscle groups across more than one joint—your core has to remain stable so the muscles you’re intending to work can actually do what they need to do, ACE-certified personal trainer , C.P.T., owner of Strong With Sivan, tells SELF. So while you’re hitting your other muscle groups, your core is working too.

Think of it like this: If you want to push weight over your head, as in an overhead shoulder press, your spine is tempted to flex forward under the weight—so your core needs to fire and fight that to keep you stable, says Fagan. This is called anti-flexion, and it’s a type of anti-movement that really challenges core stability.

There are other types of anti-movement, including anti-rotation, where your core resists twisting; anti-extension, where you resist the hyperextension of your lower back; and anti-lateral flexion, where your core resists bending from the side.

A solid core routine should include both anti-movement moves and movement moves, says Fagan. Most traditional abs moves already check the movement box—think crunches, V-ups, and mountain climbers—which is why spending time on anti-movement core moves is especially important.

In this 20-minute core workout Fagan created for SELF, you’ll be doing just that: You’ll work on big, compound moves that really recruit your core to fire to keep you stable, as well as a couple of dedicated abs moves to isolate your core region even more. The result? A quick full-body workout in circuit form that’s surprisingly challenging for your core.

All you need is 20 minutes and some dumbbells to work your core—and the rest of your body too.

The Workout

What you need: An exercise mat for comfort and some dumbbells. You may want a lighter set for the reverse fly and a moderate set for the other two moves.

Exercises

  • Curtsy lunge
  • Push-up
  • Single-leg reverse fly
  • Squat to overhead press
  • Plank tap

Directions

  • Complete 30 seconds (per side) of the curtsy lunge and single-leg reverse fly, 45 seconds of the push-up and squat to overhead press, and 1 minute for the plank tap. Perform in a circuit format, trying not to rest between moves. After all five moves are completed, rest for 1 to 2 minutes. Complete 3 rounds total.         Source: Self.com

 

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Serena Williams partners with Nike to create her own designs

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After partnering with Nike, she is to launch her own clothing line on 1 September.

Her main objective of the clothing line – Serena Williams Design Crew (SWDC) – will be to produce clothing that doesn’t conform to the norm.

“When I walk onto the court, I always want to stand out. I’m Serena and I like to be different. I like to take risks when it comes to design,” she announced.

“The world isn’t just one colour. We come from different origins and we all think in a different way. When you put all that diversity together, can you begin to imagine all the amazing things that can be done?”

The first SWDC collection will include footwear, sportswear and streetwear inspired by Serena.

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Nigeria’s Olympic medallists Ese Brume, Oborududu Rewarded $17,500

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Federal Government of Nigeria has rewarded Blessing Oborududu and Ese Brume with $10,000 and $7500 respectively for winning medals at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Ese Brume and Blessing Obodururu gave Nigeria bronze and silver medals at the Games respectively.

The Federal Government earlier announced a reward of 15, 000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, 7,500 dollars for gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics.

A statement on Wednesday said the athletes were presented their cash prizes by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in a ceremony held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo Japan on Tuesday.

The minister was quoted as saying, “There’s no point delaying the reinforcement of these athletes who have made the country proud, that is the reason they were rewarded immediately for their record-breaking performances.”

Reacting, Oborududu said, “I am just super excited and I want to say thank you to all my supporters and the Federal Government of Nigeria for the encouragement.”

Chioma Ajunwa was the first person who won a gold medal for Nigeria in the Long at Atlanta 1996, Brume follows suit with a bronze, while Oborududu is the first Nigerian Wrestler to win an Olympic medal.

Brume recorded a 6.97 metres jump in the final of the event at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium to win her first Olympic medal and Nigeria’s first at this Games.

The 25-year-old Nigerian placed behind American Brittney Reese who claimed the silver medal with a jump of 6.97m.

Brume had to settle for bronze because her second-best effort of 6.67m was inferior to Reese’s 6.81m.

Germany’s Malaika Mihambo won the event’s gold medal, having saved her best for the last, by snatching victory from Reese with a season-best jump of 7.00m.

Oborududu had to settle for the silver medal in the women’s freestyle 68kg event on Tuesday in the Tokyo Olympics wrestling competition in Tokyo.

This was after she failed to overcome Tamyra Mensah-Stock of the U.S, who had beaten her three times earlier, after losing 1-4 in their final match at the Makuhari Mess Hall.

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Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal in Tokyo 2020

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Nigeria’s Ese Brume has won a bronze medal in the Olympic Long Jump event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020

It was reported that  Brume qualified for the final stage on Sunday morning after she leapt to a distance of 6.76m, 1cm more than the required mark to seal her place.

Brume, clinched the bronze medal with a 6.97m jump.

Germany’s Malaika Mihambo clinched the gold medal with 7.00m jump while U.S.A’s Brittney Reese clinched the silver medal with 6.97m on count back.

Brume is Nigeria’s sole representative in the jumps in Tokyo since the disqualification of Ruth Usoro by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

Apart from Ajunwa’s gold in 1996 Atlanta, Blessing Okagbare is another Nigerian to have won a medal in the Olympic Long Jump event having won silver at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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Serena Williams in tears as she retires with Injury after just sitting games of Wibbledon title tilt

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Crying as she attempted to serve through what appeared to be an ankle injury, Williams tumbled to the ground and, with a shriek, had no option but to throw in the towel. A sad end to a quest that was eagerly anticipated to be one of the storylines of the tournament.

Williams had entered the match with hefty strapping on her right thigh, but the freak injury was unconnected. Just after gaining the upper hand to move 3-1 up with an early break of Sasnovich’s serve, Williams slipped while hitting an innocuous forehand midway through her own follow-up service game, prompting an immediate grimace.

For some time she stood stock still, staring at the ground in alarm, before meekly serving out – and losing – the remaining two points, then calling the trainer onto court and departing with her for treatment.

The extent of the limp when she returned a few minutes later told a story of its own. Williams could barely walk, let alone move even vaguely freely.

She attempted to carry on, but was powerless to prevent Sasnovich holding serve and, by the time it was the American’s service game, the tears were flowing.

Retirement was the only option and capped a shocking hour on Centre Court after France’s Adrian Mannarino had slipped and injured his knee in the preceding match when a set to the good against Roger Federer. Like Williams, he was forced to withdraw.

The two retirements prompted Andy Murray to speak out, writing on social media: “Brutal for Serena Williams but Centre Court is extremely slippy out there. Not easy to move out there.”

Speaking on court immediately after her sudden triumph, Sasnovich, the world No 100 from Belarus, said: “I’m so sad for Serena. She’s a great champion. It happens sometimes in tennis but all the best for her recovery.”

This was so far from what the Wimbledon crowd had hoped for when they settled into their seats. It is 23 years since Williams first graced SW19 for her debut at a tournament that has proved the most successful of her career.

Yet for all that vast experience it was not only the playing surface that may have been feeling a touch green for this first-round encounter, given Williams had not played a match on grass for two years.

She has cut down her tournament time significantly since then, focusing so fully on grand slams that she did not even prepare for this opener with a single competitive match since losing in the fourth round of the French Open earlier this month. She has also opted to miss the Olympics in favour of peaking for the US Open.

For four years now, Court’s record has sat tantalisingly within touching distance but persistently elusive. Williams’ own tally has remained stubbornly stuck on 23 ever since giving birth to her daughter Olympia in September 2017.

As the years go by – and she creeps closer to her 40th birthday in September – the sense of haste only increases. This will be the record-breaking slam. Or this one. Or this.

A finalist on her past two visits to the All-England Club and unbeaten before finals weekend since 2014, every summer there remains a sense that Wimbledon is the most likely place to deliver the goods – this year perhaps even more so than usual.

Not only does the speed of the court aid her big serve and allow her to shorten points, but the absence of Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka had appeared to give Williams an opportunity she perhaps will never be granted again.

It all meant her high standing – and the expectation that comes with it – rather defied her official status as sixth seed at this tournament, although speaking on the eve of competition, she insisted that is nothing new.

“I’ve had a big X on my back since ’99, since I won the US Open,” she said. “When players play me that hard every single tournament, every single match, every single grand slam, it just doesn’t matter where, you just get better.”

Unfortunately, Sasnovich barely even had the chance to do so. The tennis world will hope this is not the last we see of Williams at Wimbledon.

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Core 6 Ways to Boost Your Joint Inside

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Many people don’t realise the extent to which your joints are supported by your muscles, which means that keeping your muscles strong helps protect your joints from injury, reducing pain and stiffness. Once you’re over 50 in particular, it’s important to add individual muscle group strengthening exercises to your regular aerobic exercise regime.’

 

The most beneficial exercise for you, on the whole, is the one you’re most likely to stick with. If you have significant problems with your joints, you may want to avoid very high impact exercise such as rugby, squash, skiing or gymnastics. HIIT (high intensity interval training) and step classes are also high impact. Running (in the right shoes with lots of shock absorbency) and tennis are moderate impact while cycling, yoga, swimming and water aerobics are low impact.

You should combine aerobic exercise (the kind that makes you mildly out of breath) with specific joint exercises to increase mobility and muscle strength for individual joints. Yoga, tai-chi, resistance band workouts, heavy gardening and pilates are all good for strengthening muscles: this reduces the risk of falls as you get older but also protects your joints.’

1. YOGA

2. TA-CHI

3. RESISTANCE BAND WORKOUTS

4. HEAVY GARDENING

5. PILATES

6. SUPPLEMENTS

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Asisat Oshoala Becomes First African Woman to Win UEFA Champions League

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Asisat Oshoala, the captain of the Nigerian SuperFalcons, has made history as the first Nigerian and African woman to win the Champions League Cup with the Barcelona women’s team.

 

Barcelona beat Chelsea 4-0 in the final of the 2020-21 edition, with the 26-year-old striker coming on in the 71st minute. In the closing stages of the match, the four-time African Women’s Footballer of the Year added a fifth goal, but her strike was disallowed due to her being offside.

 

“It was very important not to make the mistakes of the past [4-1 loss to Lyon] but to learn from it,” Oshoala told BBC Sport Africa.

 

Asisat has since earned accolades such as the 2015 BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year, the 2014 African Women’s Championship Golden Ball, the 2016 African Women’s Championship Golden Boot, and the 2017 Chinese Women’s Super League Top Scorer.

 

This Champions League title adds to the forward’s several club trophies. She now has 10 titles in her club career, making her the most successful player in Nigerian women’s football history.

 

Aside from being the first African and Nigerian to win the title, she also made history in the 2019 final as the first African and Nigerian to score in a Champions League final.

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