Nigeria Loses African Athletics Championships Hosting Rights – Reports
The African Athletics Championships will no longer hold in Nigeria after the country was stripped of hosting rights by the Confederation of African Athletics after local health authorities declined to approve the event according to reports.
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...
Chicago Marathon: Brigid Kosgei Shatters World Record, Cherono Wins Men’s Race
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei shattered Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old world record Sunday, winning the Chicago Marathon in two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds.
Kosgei broke the mark of 2:15:25 set by Radcliffe in...
Athletics: All Set For Inaugural AFN/MoC Invitational In Lagos
All roads will lead to the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos State, on Saturday, May 22nd, for the inaugural edition of the AFN/MoC Invitational which will feature a total of 312 Athletes competing across 16 Track &...
IAAF World C’Ships: Allyson Felix Breaks Usain Bolt’s Record For World Titles
American sprinter Allyson Felix won her 12th world title, and her first since becoming a mother, as the United States claimed the inaugural world championship 4x400 metres mixed relay at the World Athletics Championships in Doha...
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...
2019 Doha Fallout: AFN Technical Director Adeleye Sacked
The Ministry of Youth and Sports have ordered the sack of Sunday Adeleye from his position as technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria in what appears to be the first in a series of...
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...
Former World Athletics Boss Lamine Diack Jailed For Corruption
Former IAAF president Lamine Diack has been handed a two-year jail sentence for his role in a scheme that allowed Russian athletes who paid millions to cover up doping violations to keep competing when they should...
Athletics: Amusan, Ekevwo 33 Others For World Athletics Championships
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has named a contingent of 35 athletes that will represent Nigeria at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Top of the list for...
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