SportsNews

Faith Kipyegon in tears after receiving her silver medal at Paris 2024

Published

2 years ago

August 7, 2024

Ekwutos Blog

Faith Kipyegon shed a tear while receiving her silver medal for finishing second in the women’s 5000m at Paris 2024
Kipyegon won silver for Kenyan behind Beatrice Chebet but was temporarily disqualified after in-race jostling
The incident with Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay was later reviewed, with the double Olympic champion getting her medal back

Faith Kipyegon was overwhelmed with emotion during the medal ceremony of the women’s 5000m event at the Paris Olympics.

Kipyegon finished in second place, but it was the aftermath that really got everyone talking after she was disqualified.

A tussle between her and Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay saw her stripped of the silver medal. She was later reinstated after Team Kenyan filed a successful appeal.

In the same ceremony, Chebet received her gold medal while Sifan Hassan got her 10th global medal after finishing third.

Kipyegon chases history in the 1500m

Kipyegon will be hoping to be back on the podium this weekend when she competes in her favourite 1500m. She is looking to become the first person ever, male or female, to win three consecutive gold medals over the distance.

Kenyans occupy Tsegay’s social media

TUKO.co.ke has also reported that Kenyans occupied Tsegay’s social media following her run-in with Kipyegon.

Tsegay’s actions earned ger very few fans around after she jostled for space with the Kenyan star during the women’s 5000m final.

Kenyans flocked to her Instagram comment section to tell her off after Kipyegon’s disqualification had been rescinded.

Mary Moraa wins bronze

At the same time, Mary Moraa won bronze in the women’s 800m after finishing third behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma.

The world champion was outpaced in the final 100m by Duguma to settle for bronze one year after reigning supreme in Budapest.

SportsNews

2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

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3 minutes ago

February 6, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Politics

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

Published

7 days ago

January 30, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)