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Nigeria’s first-ever Olympic medalist, Nojim Maiyegun, has passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a legacy that has inspired generations of athletes. Maiyegun, a former boxer who won the bronze medal in the light-heavyweight boxing category at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, died on Monday morning at his residence in Vienna, Austria, after battling an undisclosed illness for several …

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