Athletics

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Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon Gold medal at this year's Games in Paris, adding that there were no thoughts about retirement yet. Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, East Germany's…

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Extreme marathon runner Russ Cook completed his run across the entire length of Africa in Tunisia on Sunday after travelling through 16 countries, with the 352-day odyssey including being robbed at gunpoint and suffering food poisoning.…

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Anything short of gold for any athlete is usually regarded as a consolation. But at times, it becomes something special when an athlete is able to win gold, silver and bronze at a single championship, and that is the story of Olayinka…

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Top athletes Tobi Amusan and Usheoritse Itsekiri had the honour of bringing home the baton for Team Nigeria in the two 4x100m Relay finals, as action continued at the African Games in Ghana with Nigeria delivering what was expected of them.…

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World Record holder Tobi Amusan won Gold in the women’s 100m Hurdles final at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, completing a hat-trick of African Games titles over the event. After a false start scare, Amusan flew to an easy win in the…

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Team Nigeria is cementing its status as a powerhouse at the 13th African Games in Ghan as the nation continues to build on their strong start, with athletes excelling across various sporting disciplines while consistently adding medals to…

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Team Nigeria will hope to continue its dominance in track and field at the African Games as athletes begin to burn the tracks on Monday at the ongoing 2023 edition in Ghana. Since the first edition of the African Games at Congo…

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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…

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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…

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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…