As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approaches, PUNCH Sports Extra’s ABIODUN ADEWALE reviews the athletes who have won the 27 medals the country boasts of at the Games
Nojim Maiyegun (Tokyo 1964)
Born February 17, 1941, in Lagos, Maiyegun became Nigeria’s first-ever Olympic medallist after winning bronze in the men’s light middleweight (71kg) category at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He also won a bronze medal at the 1966…
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