Biggysmalls919: the country is a total failure in everything. A big 4 nothing.

texazzpete:

You really need to stop airing your ignorance in public here.

There's a whole lot of difference between an avid secondary school and university runner and someone who spends his/her past 4 years training daily and participating in sporting activities as a sole career.

The blame for our dismal performance can be put squarely on the shoulders of our Government and the Sports Ministry.

Go and ask people at the National stadium how much the athletes there get as monthly grants from the Government.

Only in Nigeria would someone be asking why are Ijaw fishermen not competing with Michael Phelps. You think say na just native swimming dem dey use these days?

Thanks . . . .
But for your information, go and check most of the good athletes in normal world, good in them that was seen in high school were developed and they go on to do great things . . .Just for your FYI, but i still remain humble

afam4eva:
There are always trials where the best athletes are selected. So, technically, they're the best we have in the country right now.

$tunna:
But honestly, as I have pointed out here b4, building a Nation, wining medals at the olympic games, generating megawatts of electricity for 160 million people and maintaining it...all these things cost money, lots of it!!!!!

So untill the day comes when deciplined Nigerians budget Nigeria's money to pursue these things in ernest and other set of deciplined Nigerians spend the budgeted cash for what they were meant for in good faith and care for Nigeria as a people as a nation...there will be no miracles - I'm sorry to say!!

Curse me out or go and multiply the churches and pastors in the country...it will not do it.

Fhemmmy:

Thanks . . . .
But for your information, go and check most of the good athletes in normal world, good in them that was seen in high school were developed and they go on to do great things . . .Just for your FYI, but i still remain humble

texazzpete:

You really need to stop airing your ignorance in public here.

There's a whole lot of difference between an avid secondary school and university runner and someone who spends his/her past 4 years training daily and participating in sporting activities as a sole career.

The blame for our dismal performance can be put squarely on the shoulders of our Government and the Sports Ministry.

Go and ask people at the National stadium how much the athletes there get as monthly grants from the Government.

Only in Nigeria would someone be asking why are Ijaw fishermen not competing with Michael Phelps. You think say na just native swimming dem dey use these days?

kunlaxo: Hi guys how was today?..The answer is non of the above...Nigeria perfomed poorly because of No peace and lack of Unity among the tribes couple with incessant killings and death of innocent souls whose blood are really crying to God for vengeance.Trust me if this kilings were not stop or dealt with nothing wl happen in any sport or area of sharing glory...what is hapening to our nation is beyond those listed points,lack of unity has way of affecting our sport which was d best in africa before all these criminals call boko haram and militants..imagine even if GEJ was not in power the millitant will not allow any fresh air.. their seems to be no joy even among the youths who represent d leader of tomorow in sports and all area. When i remember years ago when my nation was called giant of africa when we had a complete set of teams in USA 94, killers squad of westerhof.. it was so full of glory in those days of atlanta 96..days of chioma ajunwa..mary onyali.falilat ogunkoya..bada sunday and this ekpon guy who almost fast run ben johnson..rashidi yekini..daniel amockahi..finidi george..benedict iroha..emmanual amunike..peter rufai imagining these guys make me wanna cry and weep for nigeria...all i can say is Lord guard our leadrs right help our youth the truth to know......

noiseless: I will rather cheer up an athlete who represents a republic of Odudua than waste my time watching any team that represent nigeristan, unless watching them get them pounded by other countries. NIGERIA MUST GO DOWN!

afam4eva: A lot of factors have been inimical to our dismal outing.

bayulll01: just watch the 4*400 metre race all i can say it,we might end up not coming with any medals,golden bronz not sure,how the hell did those clown represent us,this is our worst outing in the history olympic

Chinom: Jamaican population is just over 2 million. They are descendants of West Africa, if not mostly Nigeria. They share the same gene pool with us. There are many Usain Bolts walking around in Nigeria. The sports administrators just have to find them and nurture them.
Nigeria can afford to hire a Jamaican athletics coach. So, why don't we hire one.

Litmus: So corruption is at fault for everything.In this fantasy realm of Corruption, individuals bare no responsibility for their actions. How for instance did corruption prevent Odumosu from, at the very least, equaling her personal best in the finals of the 400m Hurdles?

I've been defending the athletes as much as anyone but this is the Olympics, the greatest stage in which an athlete can compete. For me, an athlete has to be expected, at the very least, to equal their personal best at the final, if they are not injured. No Nigerian athlete to my knowledge did that. It was as if they felt inferior and defeated inside before stepping on the track . It's as if Nigerians admire Ghanaians so much they are now becoming like Ghanians in Attitude.

bayulll01: What do you think is the cause of the dismal performance of Team Nigeria in the London 2012 Olympics?

A.POOR PREPARATION

B.LACK OF FUNDS

C.CORRUPTION

D.GEJ