AFN Throws Open Invitation For 2019 Domestic Season
Having concluded the National U18 and U20 Trials and began preparations in for the African U18 and U20 Championships slated for Ivory Coast in April, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has signaled the full take-off of...
400m Hurdles National Champion Olowookere Set Sights On 32-Year Old Nigerian Record (AUDIO)
After winning the U20 Men's 400m Hurdles title at the recently concluded 2019 National U18 and U20 Trials in Ilaro, Ogun State in a time of 52.88s, David Olowookere has now set his sight on dipping below...
ATHLETICS: Olympic Silver Medallist Gloria Alozie Laments The Decay Of Age Grade Competitions In...
As athletes battle it out at the season-opening National U18 and U20 trials currently taking place at the Gateway International Stadium in Ilaro, Ogun State for the opportunity to represent Nigeria at the African U18 and U20...
IAAF Announce Reduction of Event In Diamond League
The number of events at Diamond League meetings will reduce from 32 to 24 next year, officials from the IAAF announced yesterday.
In a year-long review, the international athletics governing body also decided each...
IAAF Set To Elect First Female Vice-President
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced it will elect its first female vice-president this year as it continues its efforts to ensure that women are represented at the highest levels of the sport.
ATHLETICS: Ifeanyi Christian Guns For Paralympic Gold With MoC (AUDIO)
“I see myself as a special person,” Ifeanyi Christian says, and he has every reason to feel special. One of sixteen athletes recently unveiled by Making of Champions (MoC) Track Club in Lagos, Christian stands distinct as...
ATHLETICS: Kelechi Christian Set To Represent Nigeria After Zimbabwe Dominance (AUDIO)
It isn’t often that a 20-year-old athlete gets to compete for two different countries in the space of two years but Making of Champion’s 2017 100m Junior Champion Kelechi Mgbemena Christian might just manage that feat if...
ATHLETICS: Jakpa Sets Sights On Olympics Medal (AUDIO)
Making of Champions (MoC) fast rising 100m and 200m star Jeremiah “Jerry” Jakpa says staying healthy and improving on two key weaknesses will help him make a mark at the African and World Championships coming up later...
ATHLETICS: Joy Udo-Gabriel Toughens Up Training Ahead of New Season (AUDIO)
Every once in a while, a transcendent talent announces itself with such force that one cannot help but take notice and young athletics star Joy Udo-Gabriel certainly qualifies as one such talent.
Since being...
ATHLETICS: Iraqi Sprinter Writes Off Fatherland, Adopts Nigeria In Face of Olympic Dream
Young sprinter Noel Sharrad has chosen Nigeria ahead of his fatherland, Iraq in the face of his ambition to partake in the Olympic Games.
Sharrad emerged the fastest athlete on the 100/200m tracks...
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