On Friday 26th, July 2024 Team Nigeria will make its 19th appearance at the Olympics. Representing Nigeria are 82 sportsmen and women in 11 sporting events.
The 2024 Olympics in Paris will officially begin from 24 July to 11 August 2024.
Team Nigeria is expected to compete in the following sports:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Football
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
In athletics, Nigeria is expected to compete in 9 events for men, women and mixed categories. For the first time, Nigeria will be represented by 3 women in Women’s Discuss.
Team Nigeria has competed in every Olympics since it debuted in Helsinki in 1952, except for Montreal in 1976 due to a boycott.
During the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Team Nigeria only had two medals and has won 27 medals overall in 19 Olympics appearances. The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA is regarded as Nigeria’s best Olympic performance where the country garnered six medals.
The Paralympics is expected to be held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.
