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Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by seunmsg(m): 6:18pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Nigeria will be represented at the Winter Olympics for the first time ever, after their women's team qualified for the bobsled event at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang. Driver Seun Adigun and brakemen Ngozi Onwumere and Akuoma Omeoga completed the fifth of their required five qualifying races on Wednesday, becoming the first African team, men or women, to qualify in the Bobsled category. In women's bobsled, teams are required to complete five races to qualify. The Nigeria team, led by driver Adigun - a former African 100m hurdles champion and 2012 summer Olympian - completed races in Utah, one in Whistler, and their final two races in Calgary on Tuesday and Wednesday. "This is a huge milestone for sports in Nigeria," driver Adigun told KweséESPN. "Nothing makes me prouder than to know that I can play a small role in creating opportunities for winter sports to take place in Nigeria. "Our objective now is to be the best representation of Africa that the Winter Olympics have ever witnessed." Solomon Ogba, President of the Bobsled and Skeleton Federation of Nigeria, was understandably thrilled at the achievement, saying via a media statement: "I commend the personal dedication and commitment of these women. "Their hard work was inspiring and I hope Nigerians can appreciate what it took for them to achieve this - the work, the discipline, and the personal sacrifices. They were amazing throughout this journey. "They are all very successful people in their own right - in sports and out of it, and somehow they are still motivated and still push for more success. "I have watched them train and work hard to represent Nigeria at the Winter Olympics in a very technical and high risk sport and they have achieved that. They should be very proud, and I am very proud of them." Nigeria could yet secure another spot at the Games, with driver Simidele Adeagbo just two races away from qualifying for the Skeleton competition. http://www.espn.co.uk/espn/story/_/id/21430137/nigeria-bobsled-women-qualify-winter-olympics 7 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by seunmsg(m): 6:21pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Cc: lalasticlala, Mynd44. Congratulations to the team for achieving this unprecedented milestone. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by tendawarrior1(m): 6:51pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Nice one girls keep flying d flag. We are proud of u 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Niyinficient(m): 6:57pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Nigerians be like 'Ewo tun ni bobsled bayi o?? ' Congrats beautiful ladies 30 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Samusu(m): 7:02pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Wetin be bobsled please 8 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by emeijeh(m): 10:26pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Since when did Nigeria start participating in winter Olympics? Dalung will come and claim glory again 19 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Jadmchris(m): 10:26pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Football I know, bobsled I don't know Pls what's that, abi na car race This one m hearing driver 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:26pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Beautiful ladies I sha think say I go see boobs sef o 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by MANNABBQGRILLS: 10:27pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
"Our objective now is to be the best representation of Africa that the Winter Olympics have ever witnessed." All the very best and Congratulations to our beautiful women athletes! Are you a lover of BARBECUE? If YES, check our signature... 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:27pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
what an interesting headline.... |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:27pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
see fresh girls o... these girls go sweet scatter 10 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by three: 10:27pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Fantastic Spirit |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Articul8(m): 10:28pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Bobrisky |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by adioolayi(m): 10:28pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
If you are following these ladies, they have been doing this on their own....persistence and perseverance paid of ...Congratulations 6 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by adisabarber(m): 10:29pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
See as dem body fresh like early morning tombo 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by kulay1(m): 10:30pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams
of two or four teammates make timed runs down
narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-
powered sled . The timed runs are combined to
calculate the final score. 18 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:31pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
We hv no business here. We dont even hv a winter sports body here |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by UbanmeUdie: 10:32pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Wow! This is fantastic not because Nigeria qualified for this particular sport at the Olympics in 2018, but because it reminds me of the 1993 movie "Running Cool" The Jamaican bobsled team! Very inspiring. BTW, Nigeria is bound to fail in woefully in this very sport at the onlympics. So I won't waste my excitement on them. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Pidginwhisper: 10:32pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Weldone Seun.. if dem born Minister "Well Spended" well make he claim glory. Na GoFundMe carry dem reach this far 6 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by TheShopKeeper(m): 10:32pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Beautiful ladies with ambition |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by davodyguy: 10:32pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
This buhari head is good for our sport ooo. Na so so good news in sport 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:32pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
nice one ladies ... they all ugly and fresh tho 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by davodyguy: 10:34pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
tendawarrior1: It means some sensible people prefer one Nigeria 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by dayowunmi(m): 10:35pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Orisirisi which one is bobsled again! I hope Fg will support them sha cos I feel like the emphasis is too much on football at the detriment of other sports which ought not to be 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by eaglechild: 10:36pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
This is history. 17 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Edu3Again: 10:37pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Make everybod notice that it all South. South East dey, South-South dey & South West. I hope you see the future 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by panpan(m): 10:39pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
emeijeh:Since 2018. 5 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by tzoracle: 10:41pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Samusu: a Winter sport where you race down an icy slope using a sled, more specifically Bobsled 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by goldman777: 10:42pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Reminds me of a very old movie called cool runnings where a black jamaican team featured in bobsledding in winter Olympics. I love their courage though go girls 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by Nobody: 10:43pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Ma dis one den dey call think what you can do for your country not what your country can do for you 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by FBS: 10:46pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Congratulations! No be beans. |
Re: Nigeria Bobsled Women Team Qualifies For 2018 Winter Olympics by TheLogicalMind(m): 10:52pm On Nov 16, 2017 |
Reminds me of that old movie Cool Running about the Jamaican Bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics. Notice how any major global achievement by Nigeria (whether positive or negative) always has a Southern name attached to it 99% of the time? 5 Likes 2 Shares |
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