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How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by 360frolic(m): 9:35am On Aug 22, 2016 |
Africa put up a dismal performance at the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil when compared with other continents. The United States once again topped the medals table with 46 gold medals and 121 medals in total. Britain came second with 27 gold medals and a total of 67 medals. Kenya was the best African performing country with 6 gold and silver medals. Here's how African nations performed on the medal table: The others, including Ghana, Togo, and Congo did not win any medal. http://www.newshelm.com/2016/08/how-african-countries-performed-at-rio.html 1 Like 2 Shares
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Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by alberto2k(m): 9:44am On Aug 22, 2016 |
Ghana didnt goto the Olympics to get any medal, they went there for CULTURAL DANCE! 164 Likes 8 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Airyprince(m): 9:46am On Aug 22, 2016 |
m vry sure most african countries went there with their athletez 2 tke selfies chaii!! africa oo 40 Likes 1 Share
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Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by MtuFulani: 9:49am On Aug 22, 2016 |
Looks like Kenya is ahead of the pack yet again. The "Giant of Africa" with 200 plus million people scrambled for a pathetic bronze medal They were all busy here on Nairaland talking crap about Kenya and SA instead of working towards improving their toilet of a country. Shame on you Nigeria. You are a hideous blemish on the motherland. #Giant Armpit of Africa 114 Likes 12 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Tolexander: 10:17am On Aug 22, 2016 |
The United States once again topped the medals table with 46 gold medals and 121 medals in total. Britain came second with 27 gold medals and a total of 67 medals.can you imagine? Two countries with United leading the pack, United States and United Kingdom! When the sport minister, Solomon Dalung was saying United States of Nigeria, Nigerians were abusing him thinking he didn't know what he was saying. Little do Nigerians know that Solomon Dalung had the premonition that countries with United are leading the pack this year(excluding UAE sha ) 88 Likes 6 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by CeeTeeOoo: 12:04pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Brits say £4m per medal ’worth every penny’ British athletes made “sporting history” at Rio 2016, but their bosses believe Tokyo 2020 could be even better. The team arrived in Brazil with the target of winning 48 medals to make Rio 2016 Britain’s best ever ‘away’ Games, but ended up with 67 medals — two more than London’s remarkable haul — and second in the medal table ahead of China. “We’re making sporting history — 67 medals, nearly 130 medallists, across 19 sports,” said UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl. “Even the sporting superpowers haven’t done that in the past, but we are one of those now.” BOA chief Bill Sweeney agreed with Nicholl and praised the teamwork and “20 years of investment” that have combined to produce “this outstanding performance”. “Since National Lottery funding started in 1997, we have had five consecutive (summer) Olympic Games of medal growth — no other country has come close to that,” said Sweeney. It is an oft-repeated statistic that Team GB finished 36th in the medal table, with just one gold, at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. A year later, UK Sport was created for the purpose of allocating National Lottery and public funding to elite Olympic and Paralympic sport. When super-heavyweight Joe Joyce fought for gold last night, his medal will be the 700th won by Britain in Olympics and Paralympics since lottery funding started. Nicholl explained that 40% of the £275m (€317.5m) UK Sport gave to sports in the Olympic summer programme over the last four years is actually earmarked for Tokyo on a rolling eight-year investment plan. Much of the Rio money went on the holding camp in Belo Horizonte — widely regarded to have been the best any team here enjoyed — and in finding solutions to Rio’s various accommodation and transport “challenges”. Sweeney said one of Britain’s best ideas was to move some athletes — the rowers and sailors, for example — out of the athletes’ village to hotels near their venues. This clearly cost money and would be more expensive in Tokyo. There are those, though, who have questioned the value for money — and even the ethics — of spending £4m (€4.6m) per medal. Nicholl, however, is adamant that Britain’s success is worth every penny. “We have all seen and felt the impact of our medal success — it can inspire the nation,” she said. http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/other-sports/brits-say-4m-per-medal-worth-every-penny-417080.html 16 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Nobody: 1:11pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Useless performance and nonsense support from NFF & FG Nonsense ranking in olympics after spending more than N3bn...to win ONE BRONZE Nonsense spend, waste of tax payers money by the government of Buhari 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by veekid(m): 1:11pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
How I wish NFF should have learnt their lessons ,but reverse is the case 1 Like |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Orikinla(m): 1:12pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
alberto2k: 1 Like |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Goodeeman: 1:13pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
The name Buhari is a curse to humanity, in fact I name the rat in my house Buhari. 23 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Nobody: 1:13pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
When USA alone won 112 medals 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by adewumiopeyemi(m): 1:14pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
at lease they came home with medal.. at least some country didnt win any medal am still proud of Nigeria... team.. 3 Likes |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by TonySpike: 1:14pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
It cost lot of years and deep pockets to train athletes. The inconsistent funding of sports over the years has finally paid off in Nigeria. Haha, the results have confirmed this. One bronze medal for 160 million populace! 9 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Spells(m): 1:14pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
So much for being the giant of Africa... 2 Likes |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by aywhy93(m): 1:14pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
If you don't have ANY Gold... Then you just went for excursion at the Olympics. GO FOR GOLD !!! they say. If no be Football for our Life, we for kuku no appear on Medals Table. NIGERIA - Ojoojumo La n Ji Riya !!! *In Dagrin's voice* 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by horpeyemmi66(m): 1:15pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Where is the dullard? This government has moved Nigeria from the African continent.. Nigeria is now in Trouble... Just 1 bronze? 17 Likes 1 Share
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Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by martineinstein(m): 1:15pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
i must commend african-americans.they contributed half of gold won by americans......britain medal haul is as a result of london 2012 halo effect 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by WebSurfer(m): 1:15pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
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Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by ngelbee(f): 1:16pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
lol |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by shiziope(f): 1:17pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
nice |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by jejemanito: 1:17pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
MtuFulani:Only SA Has My Respect. Take Away Kenya's Geographical Advantage And They Wouldn't Even Qualify For Any Event. 3 Likes |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by godfreyakpoguma(m): 1:18pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
I just watched a documentary that shows athletes already preparing for the next Olympic... How can Nigeria then compete with countries like that? 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Globalhustler(m): 1:18pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
so with all those billions spent on our athletes they could only come home with one bronze. Wait, how much dem Dey sell bronze self for alaba. We for kuku buy bronze medals share for them here. I tot our boxer that knocked someone out in 22 secs will win a medal, n d other lady that represented us in rowing. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by yankeedude(m): 1:18pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Shame on a country that was once tagged "Giant of Africa" 1 Like |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Jediel1(m): 1:18pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Africa went for excursion 5 Likes |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by Nobody: 1:18pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
We are 1 Nigeria. Nothing wrong with our position. Any attempt to change that be ready to join Nnamdi K. 1 Like |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by MzMercie: 1:19pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Shebi they said Nig. won silver in rowing |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by ngelbee(f): 1:20pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
hi guys am new here,can someone welcome me 3 Likes |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by yeyeboi(m): 1:21pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by israelboy1(m): 1:24pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
and people were complaining when USA athletes, had to stay on the Silver Cloud luxury cruise ship in Rio ... WHY WON'T THEY TOP THE TABLE.... 1 Like |
Re: How African Countries Performed At Rio 2016 Olympics by NameChecker: 1:24pm On Aug 22, 2016 |
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