Athletics

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led a list of upsets during the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne as she beat Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah in the women’s 100m. Thompson-Herah was among a list of Tokyo Olympics Gold medallists…

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, along with three of his colleagues in the Federal Executive Council have hosted the triumphant Team Nigeria contingent at the just concluded World Athletics U20 Championships in…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 5 of the U-20 World Athletics Championships taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results. Nigeria is 3rd on the medals table so…

Team Nigeria's Chinecherem Nnamdi became the nation’s first medallist in the field event since 2002 as he cliched Bronze in the Men’s Javelin final at the ongoing World U20 Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya. Nnamdi, whose 78.02m…

Team Nigeria got off to a good start on Day 3 of the World U20 Athletics Championships as athlete Prosper Oghenemine Ekporere stormed through the barriers to advance to the semi finals of the Men's 110m Hundles, while Favour Ofili and Ruth…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 3 of the U-20 World Athletics Championships taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results. Men’s 110m Hurdles Heats (7:55am)…

Imaobong Nse Uko, the fastest U-18 female 400m runner in the world, lived up to expectations on the opening day of the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, running 52.33 seconds to qualify for the 400m final. Uko, who…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 1 of the U-20 World Athletics Championships taking place in Nairobi, Kenya. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results. Nigeria will be represented by a team…

Nigeria will be represented by a team of up to 32 athletes when the 2021 World Athletics Junior Championships gets underway on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya. 17 male and 15 female athletes will be representing Team Nigeria according to the…

British sprinter CJ Ujah said he is "not a cheat" after a positive drugs test that could see his country stripped of their Olympic silver medal won in the 4x100m relay event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The 27-year-old ran the first…