Nigeria At The 2019 African Games

	Nigeria At The 2019 African Games Nigeria competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, 308 athletes represented Nigeria at the games. Athletes representing Nigeria won 46 gold medals, 33 silver medals and 48 bronze medals and the country finished 2nd in the medal table. Medal summary Medal table , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", 3x3 basketball Nigeria competed in 3x3 basketball. The men's team won the bronze medal in the men's tournament and the women's team won the gold medal in the women's tournament. Athletics In total 51 athletes were selected for competing in athletics at the 2019 African Games. Male athletes * Divine Oduduru * Seye Ogunlewe * Oyeniyi Abejoye * Enoch Adegoke * Shedrack Akpeki * Rilwan Alowonle * Emmanuel Arowolo * Nnamdi Chinecherem * Ogho-Oghene Egwero * Raymond Ekevwo * Chukwuebuka Enekwechi * Orukpe Eraiyokan * Edose Ibadin * Usheoritse Itsekiri * Samuel Kure * Samson Natha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Flag Of Nigeria Work toward freedom led to the formation of a national planning committee, which in 1958 named for a competition to choose a national flag. Thousands of designs were submitted, but the flag of equivalent green-white-green flat stripes, green stood for farming and white for unity and peace was chosen. The flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was designed in 1959 and first officially hoisted on 1 October 1960. The flag has three vertical bands of green, white, green. The two green stripes represent natural wealth, and the white represents peace and unity. Design The flag is an adaptation of the winning entry from Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi in a competition held in 1959. Akinkunmi was a 23-year-old student at the time he designed the flag. He was studying at Norwood Technical College in London, England, when he saw an advertisement in a newspaper that submissions were being accepted for the design of a new national flag of Nigeria. He submitted a triband design consisting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Weightlifting At The 2019 African Games Weightlifting at the 2019 African Games was held from 25 to 30 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. The event served as a qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Later five Egyptian athletes (Abderrahmane Al Sayed, Ibrahim Moustafa, Samar Hossein, Sara Ahmed Samir, Farag Salma) were disqualified due to anti-doping violations. Participating nations Medal table Medal summary Men Women References External links WeightliftingResults {{Events at the 2019 African Games 2019 African Games African Games Weightlifting competitions in Morocco 2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rosemary Chukwuma Rosemary Chukwuma (born 5 December 2001) is a Nigerian sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as a gold medal in the metres relay at the 2019 African Games. In 2018, she won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the Summer Youth Olympics, clocking 11.17 seconds. Career Rosemary Chukwuma gained her first international experience at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia where she won a bronze medal behind the teams from England and Jamaica with the Nigerian relay team in 42.75 seconds. In the summer she won a gold medal with the relay team at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba but did not start over the 200 m event. Earlier, she won double gold at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers over 100 m and 200 m and thus qualified for the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, where she won the 100 m gold medal. In 2019, she won triple gold at the Junior African Championships in Abidja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jasper Bukola Adekunle Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases,Kostov, R. I. 2010. Review on the mineralogical systematics of jasper and related rocks. – Archaeometry Workshop, 7, 3, 209-213PDF/ref> is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The specific gravity of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9. Jaspillite is a banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper. Etymology and history The name means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French ''jaspre'' (variant of Anglo-Norman ''jaspe'') and Latin ''iaspidem'' (nom. ''iaspis'') from Greek ἴασπις ''iaspis'' (feminine noun), from an Afroasiatic language (cf. Heb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mercy Ntia-Obong Mercy Ntia-Obong (born 4 October 1997) is a Nigerian athlete. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2019 African Games The 12th African Games was held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in January 2017. Bidding process The 12th ... held in Rabat, Morocco. She also competed in the women's 200 metres. References External links * 1997 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships athletes for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games gold medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joy Udo-Gabriel Joy Udo-Gabriel (born 2 June 1999) is a Nigerian sprinter. She won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2018 African Championships, a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2019 African Games. Competition record Personal bests 100 metres – 11.34(+0.3 m/s,yaba tech MOC Grand Prix 2021) 200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... – 23.92 (-0.8 m/s, yabatech MOC Grand Prix 2021) References 1999 births Living people Nigerian female sprinters Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Abia State Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Athletics At The 2019 African Games – Women's 100 Metres Hurdles The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2019 African Games was held on 27 and 28 August in Rabat. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. Wind:Heat 1: +2.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s Final Wind: -0.6 m/s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2019 African Games 100 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to de ... 2019 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Athletics At The 2019 African Games – Men's Shot Put The men's shot put event at the 2019 African Games was held on 27 August in Rabat. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2019 African Games Shot African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Athletics At The 2019 African Games – Men's 100 Metres The men's 100 metres event at the 2019 African Games was held on 26 and 27 August in Rabat. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals. Wind:Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: -0.3 m/s, Heat 5: +0.4 m/s, Heat 6: +0.6 m/s, Heat 7: +0.3 m/s Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final. Wind:Heat 1: -0.6 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: -0.1 m/s Final Wind: +1.6 m/s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2019 African Games 100 2019 African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	3x3 Basketball At The 2019 African Games – Women's Tournament 3x3 or three by three may refer to: 3x3 basketball, a variation of basketball played three-a-side ''3×3'', a 1982 extended play by Genesis 3x3, the classic version of the Rubik's Cube Tic-tac-toe Tic-tac-toe (American English), noughts and crosses (Commonwealth English), or Xs and Os (Canadian or Irish English) is a paper-and-pencil game for two players who take turns marking the spaces in a three-by-three grid with ''X'' or ''O''. T ..., a paper-and-pencil game played on a drawn-out three by three grid * 3x3 a UK Drill group {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ifunanya Okoro Ifunanya Debbie "Ify" Ibekwe (born 5 October 1989) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for the Virtus Eirene Ragusa and the Nigeria women's national team. Arizona statistics WNBA Ibekwe was selected in the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (24th overall) by the Seattle Storm. National Team Career Ify represents the Nigerian Women's National Team. Personal Ibekwe is the daughter of Nigerian parents, Agatha and Augustine Ibekwe. She has two brothers who played college basketball, Onye Ibekwe played for Long Beach State and Ekene Ibekwe Ekenechukwu Brian "Ekene" Ibekwe (born July 19, 1985) is a Nigerian American professional basketball player for Urunday Universitario of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for the University of Maryland at College P ... played for the University of Maryland. She also has one sister, Chinyere. References External links Arizona Wildcats player profile 1989 births Living people Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Murjanatu Musa Murjanatu Liman Musa (born 5 May 2000) is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Celta Zorka Vigo of the Liga Femenina, the top flight league in Spain. She is also member of the Nigerian national team. Professional career Murjanatu currently plays with team celta zorka in spain. Murjanatu previously played for the Nigerian side Air warriors Women's Basketball team, in the 2019 Zenith Women's Basketball league, the team defeated Mountain of Fire Ministries Women's Basketball team in the final, she was voted the MVP of the league having averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds and 3 assist in the Final game. Nigerian National Women's Basketball team Murjanatu represented Nigeria in the 3x3 basketball 3x3 basketball (pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. According to an ESSEC Business School study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, 3x3 ... tournament at the 2019 Moroc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]