Lawrence Okolie: Nigerian boxer knocks opponent out in 20 seconds
Nigerian-British boxer and Rio 2016 Olympian, Lawrence Okolie took just 20 seconds to score a knockout win on his professional debut.
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Less than 7 months later, Rio’s Olympic venues are already in ruins
With the exception of London in 2012, Olympic cities since 2004 have found it difficult to maintain the facilities once the Games are over.
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Cheeky Usain Bolt, a broken elbow and other striking photos from Rio 2016
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13 funny and weird photos from the 2016 Rio Olympics
You ain’t seen it? See some cool pictures of what went down at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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How team Nigeria performed at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Despite all the troubles the Nigerian team faced arriving Brazil and during the contest, they won their first medal – a bronze in men’s soccer - since 2008 Olympics in Beijing after defeating Honduras 3-2 in their third place match.
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Rio 2016: This may be Usain Bolt’s last Olympics following 200m gold medal
Bolt who turns 30 on Sunday August 21, may not be partaking in the next Olympics games after a possible chance to add another medal in the 4x100 relay final today Friday, August 19.
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Rio 2016: Nigeria out of men’s 200m final
Ejowvokoghene Oduduru – who finished second in Heat 9 behind Jamaica’s Usain Bolt in a time of 20.34 seconds to reach semi-final - tried but couldn’t ‘die on the line’ to qualify for men’s 200m final.
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These Rio Olympics athletes have the weirdest names
They are over 11,000 athletes from 206 countries who came out to compete for glory at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
We bet you can't pronounce the names of these 11 athletes representing their country in Rio.
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Rio 2016 Olympics: Blessing Okagbare reaches 200m semi-finals after 100m flop
Blessing holds the Women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds in 2014.
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How Usain Bolt won his 3rd consecutive Olympic 100m gold medal
Usain Bolt is a myth when it comes to racing.
He holds the world record for 100 metres (9.58 seconds in 2009) and 200 metres (19.30 in 2008 and 19.19 in 2009) and he’s also considered as the fastest person ever timed,
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