Athletics

A total of 916 students from 53 schools across Nigeria are participating in the International School Athletics Championship which commenced on Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State. The organiser, Enefiok Obong,…

Team Nigeria athletes are expected to depart Lagos this evening for Belgrade ahead of this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships in Serbia. Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Tonobok Okowa, who will lead the squad to…

Tokyo Olympics long jump bronze medalist, Ese Brume, and five other athletes will represent Nigeria in this year’s World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled to hold from March 18-20 in Belgrade, Serbia. Nigeria will contest in…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has shifted the date and venue for its All Comers competition earlier scheduled to hold this weekend at the sports ground of the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Ondo State. The All…

Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili smashed the African Record (AR) in the preliminary round of the Women's 200m at the SEC Indoor Championships, clocking a blistering 22.61s to win her heat after running 7.20s over 60m in qualification.…

Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare, who was, banned for 10 years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics for doping offences, may be further punished by the body for more anti-doping rule violations (ADRVs) following…

British athlete Chijindu Ujah has been stripped of his Olympic silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay in Tokyo last August after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld his anti-doping violation on Friday. Ujah has been…

Nigerian track and field athlete Tobi Amusan won the prestigious FIN Award in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The award honours outstanding female leaders, male advocates, and institutions who have made significant contributions to the…

A court in Kenya ordered the husband of slain Kenyan Olympian Agnes Tirop, who has been arraigned on suspicion of her murder, to undergo a mental health test before entering a plea, which he will do on November 16, court officials said.…

Kenyan athlete and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th edition of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, while fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's…