Athletics

Uganda’s world record holder Joshua Cheptegei delivered a tactical masterclass at the World Athletics Championship in Eugene, winning a second successive world 10,000m Gold medal in a time of 27:27.43 minutes on Sunday. In the race, he…

Ethiopian World Record holder Letesenbet Gidey held off a double Kenyan challenge of Hellen Obiri and Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi to claim Gold in the Women's 10,000m event, at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA. Gidey had…

Nigerian Champion Grace Nwokocha secured her spot in the Women's 100m semi-finals at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon, clocking 11.16s just behind Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who finished in a time of 11.15s.…

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has said it has implemented a zero-tolerance policy on Out-of-Competition Testings for athletes in the build-up to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and World Athletics…

Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya, said he is "positive" that he will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, despite receiving his visa to travel to the USA less than 24 hours before the event.…

Athlete Nijel Amos of Botswana has been provisionally suspended ahead of the World Athletics Championships after the 2012 Olympic Games 800m silver medalist tested positive for a banned metabolite, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said.…

Nigerian long jumper, Ese Brume, says she will do everything possible to put smiles on the faces of her compatriots at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, scheduled to start on July 15th in Eugene, USA. Brume, who won a silver…

Kenya's double Olympic long-distance champion Eliud Kipchoge will participate in the Berlin Marathon in September, his NN Running Team said on Friday, returning to the course where he broke the World Record four years ago. The Berlin…

Sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan and National Record (NR) holder in the women’s Long Jump, Ese Brume, will be leading the 22-man list selected by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to represent the nation at the World Athletics…

Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, will witness its first international Marathon on December 17th ,2022, organisers have announced. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja to herald the significant milestone, Project Coordinator, Femi…