Athletics

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…

About 30 kilometres into the men's marathon event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan on Sunday, Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge pulled away from the pack, winning the race in time of 2:08:38. He now holds two of the top five fastest times ever…

Enoch Adegoke’s dream of becoming the first Nigerian man to win a 100 metres Olympic medal came to an end on Sunday after he picked up an injury midway into the final of the event that was won by Italian sprinter Lamont Marcell Jacobs.…

Nigeria’s commonwealth champion Tobi Amusan has won the first semi-final of the women’s 100m hurdles to qualify for Monday’s final with the fourth fastest time at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Amusan clocked a remarkable 12.62s to earn her…

Nigerian sprinter Enoch Adegoke has made history by qualifying for the men's 100m final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after clocking 10.00s as he finished second in Heat 2 of the semi-final race, while Usehoritse Itshekiri failed to finish the…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) stands with legendary Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare after her shock disqualification by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for a doping rule violation during the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in…

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 10 of the Olympic Games taking place in Tokyo. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Ese Brume (Athletics - Long…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stepped in to stem further crisis by addressing the issues that have arisen concerning athletes representing Team Nigeria at the ongoing 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Athletics…

Nigeria’s Mixed 4x400m Relay Team ran an impressive 3:13.60 to set a new African and National Record as they finished fifth in Heat 1 of this event which made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Poland won the event topping the time…