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Neymar leads Brazil to defeat Germany as they win their first Olympic football gold

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August 21, 2016

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Neymar shed tears of joy after delivering Brazil’s first men’s soccer gold medal with the winning penalty in a 5-4 shootout triumph over Germany after a thrilling final ended in a draw following extra-time on Saturday.

Brazil had lost the Olympic final three times – in 1984, 1988 and 2012 – but they finally got the gold they craved on a dramatic night at the Maracana stadium in which they outplayed the Germans but were saved three times by the woodwork.

Congratulations to Brazil!

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Rio Paralympics: Nigeria’s Onye Lauritta wins Gold in the Women’s Shot Put F-40

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September 13, 2016

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Lauritta Onye secured Nigeria’s seventh gold medal at the ongoing Rio games after winning Gold in the shot put F-40. Onye’s first throw of 7.83m saw her break her world record of 7.72m. Her second and third throw landed at 7.54m and 7.64m respectively. However, her fourth throw of 8.40m secured the Gold Medal. Congrats to her.

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Swimmer Ryan Lochte Has Been Suspended for 10 months by Olympic Committee Following ‘fake Robbery’ Scandal

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September 8, 2016

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According to multiple news outlets in the U.S, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months following his involvement about a fake robbery story at the just concluded Rio Olympics.

Lochte, 32, was dropped by four major company sponsors after he admitted he “overexaggerated” his story about being robbed and held at gunpoint in Brazil…

The Olympic gold medallist claimed he and three teammates – Jimmy Feigen, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger – were robbed after stopping at a petrol station after a party but the Brazilian police denied the story and said he was lying only for him to come back later and say he ‘over exaggerated’ his claims.

According to USA Today, the three other swimmers have been suspended, although for shorter lengths of time, and Lochte would be banned from a championship swim meet in Budapest in 2017.

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Nigeria’s U23 Olympic team arrive back in Nigeria

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August 24, 2016

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Twelve players who represented Nigeria in the 2016 Rio Olympics and 7 officials who accompanied them, including coach Samson Siasia, have arrived back in Nigeria while others returned to their various bases. The Dream Team won the only medal (Bronze) for Nigeria at the Olympics following their 3-2 victory over Honduras in the third-placed match.

Interestingly, they arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Monday night without any official from the Sports Ministry or the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) welcoming them from Brazil and have now departed to their various destinations as no plans were made to host them.

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Team Great Britain receive heroes’ welcome after returning home from record-breaking display at Rio Olympics

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August 23, 2016

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A total of 320 Team GB’s triumphant Olympians on Tuesday morning touched down at Heathrow airport following the most successful Games in more than a century.

Stars including Mo Farah, Adam Peaty and Helen Glover traveled back from Rio in a gold-nosed British Airways Boeing 747 with “victoRIOus” emblazoned on the side as they celebrated becoming the first country to better a home medal count at the following Olympics.

Team GB won 67 medals – 27 golds – and finished second in the table behind the USA.More photos after the cut.