World Athletics Championships

Voice of Nigeria brings the full schedule of all Team Nigeria events on Day 5 of the World Athletics Championships taking place in Budapest, Hungary. Follow us for the latest fixtures and results. On Day 4 of the championships, Nigeria's…

Nigeria's Silver and Bronze medallist Ese Brume reached the final of the Women's Long Jump event at the World Athletics Championships, tagged Budapest 2023, hitting a second round attempt of 6.72m for a safe pass into the final. Although…

Nigeria’s World Record holder, Tobi Amusan, has not yet been cleared to compete at next week’s World Athletics Championships, said athletics' governing body, World Athletics. The competition is scheduled to hold between August 19th -…

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) have released the list of athletes to represent the nation at the World Athletics Championships, with African record holder Ese Brume leading Team Nigeria while reigning 100m women’s hurdles…

World champion and world record holder Tobi Amusan won the women's 100m Hurdles semi-final at the National Trials event holding at the Sam Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. The trials will be used to select Team Nigeria…

Nigerian athlete Ese Brume leapt into the history books on the final day of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, becoming the first African (male or female) to claim two Long Jump medals at the Championships, winning Silver with a…

New World Record (WR) holder in the Women's 100m Hurdles, Tobi Amusan of Nigeria, shattered the WR in the semi-finals of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, while also blazing to a time of 12.06s to claim Gold in the final of the…

Nigeria's Sport Minister Sunday Dare said it's a "new dawn" for Nigerian Athletics as top athletes representing the nation left the best for the last day of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, USA by winning a Gold and…

Team Nigeria ended the 10-day Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene with a flourish and arguably the greatest ever performance in Nigerian Track & Field history as Tobi Amusan broke the World Record (WR) in the women’s…

Track and field athlete Tobi Amusan has become the first Nigerian to win Gold in the history of the World Championships, blazing to a superb 12.06s in the 100m Hurdles event on Monday in what was initially announced as a World Record, but…