Athletics

Former marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will race the London Marathon in April as he targets his fifth title, organisers and the record four-time winning athlete said. The 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, who…

About 4000 International athletes are expected to participate in the 10th edition of the Lagos City Marathon, organisers announced. The Special Assistant to the Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Kola Daniels, said…

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona as she finished a blockbuster year on a high. The Kenyan beat her previous…

Teenage sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons with Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane. The 16-year-old ran the 200 metres in 20.04…

The Director-General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olapade, has commended the Ogun Women Run, describing it as a vital platform for the empowerment and celebration of women in sports. A statement from Kola Daniel, the…

Kenya's Gur Meshack Babu has emerged winner of the Men's 100m Finals at the Africa Military Games (AMGA) in a time of 10:57 seconds, inside the main bowl of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria. Ghana's Shuaibu Marizuk came…

At the New York City Marathon, Sheila Chepkirui led a Kenyan sweep of the women's podium in 2:24:35, while Dutchman Abdi Nageeye survived a tense battle against Kenyan Evans Chebet through the final mile to win the men's category in two…

National 200m champion, Ekanem Consider says his next target is to win gold medal at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Consider Ekanem won gold medal in the 200m men’s final with a time of 20.60secs at the 2024 MTNChamps/AFN…

It was an all Kenyan affair in the men's category as the nation dominated in the 2024 Lagos City Marathon, as Bernard Sang on Saturday won in a time of 2:16:49, with compatriots Silas Cheprot and Godffrey Birger finishing in second and…

About 81 world class elite athletes, as well as 15 refugee runners have confirmed their participation in the 9th Lagos City Marathon, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 10th, 2024. Among them are 29 gold label female…