24 States Enter For Lagos Open Athletics Championship
The Lagos State Athletics Association has confirmed the entry of 24 states and some clubs for its Athletics Meet fixed for Thursday, 24 June at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.
Yussuf Alli who is the...
Athletics: Electoral Committee Affirms Readiness For AFN Polls
The 2021 Elective Congress of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria will hold without hitches Electoral Committee Chairman Jambright B.T Sumanu has said.
Elections for a new AFN board will hold on Monday, 14 June...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: IOC, Organisers In Row Over Marathon Venue
Representatives from the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo 2020 organisers are set for a third day of showdown talks on Friday as they look to resolve what has become a very public spat over the hosting...
Olympic Silver Medalist Alozie Reveals Why She Dumped Nigeria For Spain (AUDIO)
Nigerian track legend Gloria Alozie has opened up about the reasons she dumped her birth country to compete for Spain explaining that her decision was borne out of pragmatism rather than a frustration with Nigeria's notoriously...
AFN Trials: Tobi Amusan’s Record Bid Foiled By Faulty Electronic Timer
Tobi Amusan eased to victory in the women's 100m hurdles at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olympics Trials at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos on Friday but a faulty electronic timer meant her race-winning time went...
Athletics: Adegoke Seals Tokyo Spot, Okagbare Denied 100m Record
Enoch Adegoke posted a time of 10.00s at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olympics Trials held at the Yaba College of Technology Lagos on Thursday to book a place in the 100m event at the 2020 Tokyo...
Tokyo 2020: Ese Brume Restores Nigeria’s Pride With Bronze In Women’s Long Jump
Long Jump queen Ese Brume won Nigeria's first medal in Athletics at an Olympics in 13 years as she took bronze in the women's Long Jump in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Brume leapt 6.97m to...
AFN Crisis: Sports Minister Sunday Dare Finally Breaks Silence
Nigeria's Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare has finally broken the dead air surrounding the crisis involving the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Ministry.
The AFN had announced its...
Athletics: 30 Events Confirmed For 3rd MoC Grand Prix
Thirty track and field events including the first Mixed 4x400m Olympic Qualification attempt have been confirmed for the 3rd edition of the Making of Champions (MoC) Grand Prix, which will see Nigerian and African athletes vie...
Athletics: Adegoke Sets World Leading Time, Udo-Gabriel Shines At Season-Opening AFN Meet
Enoch Adegoke blazed the fastest time in the world this year in the 100m running 10.16s (+0.8m/s) to take the men’s 100m final A, at the season-opening All-Comers meet at the Federal University of Technology, Akure...
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