North Korea Secures First Olympic Medal In Eight Years.

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2 years ago

July 30, 2024

North Korea

North Korea has won its first Olympic medal in eight years, taking home the silver in the mixed-doubles table tennis event at the Paris Olympics.

The North Korean duo of Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong put up a strong fight but ultimately fell to China’s Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in a thrilling match.

China, the undisputed table tennis powerhouse, claimed its first gold medal of the Olympics with the win.

The Chinese pair, ranked number one in the world, dominated the match, taking the title with an 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-8 victory.

North Korea’s medal is its first since the 2016 Rio Olympics and comes after the country skipped the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns.

Ri and Kim will share the podium with South Korean duo Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won bronze.

The Chinese pair received overwhelming support from the crowd at the South Paris Arena and took control of the match early on.

Despite a strong challenge from North Korea, China held on to secure the gold medal.

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

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4 hours 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

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1 week 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)