Category: Athletics
Sports Ministry To Appeal Court Judgement Reinstating Gusau As AFN President
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stated that it will 'explore its rights of [...]
Nigeria-Born 400m Athletic World Champion Faces Two-Year Ban For missed Drug Tests
Bahraini athlete of Nigerian descent, Salwa Eid Naser, is facing a two-year ban after being provisio [...]
Nigerian Relay Teams Get Tokyo Olympics Boost As World Athletics Add Relays To Qualifying Events
Nigeria's bid to qualify for all the relay events at next year's Tokyo Olympics received a boost Thu [...]
Ta Lou: I Run For All Of Africa And Future Generations
Ivorian sprint star Marie-Josée Ta Lou has said that she hopes to inspire the next generation of Afr [...]
Amos: I Used To Run Like Toyota, Now I’m Bugatti!
Botswana’s 800m superstar Nijel Amos has admitted he struggles to deal with the pressure of being th [...]
Okagbare: It’s An Honour To Represent Africa
Nigerian superstar Blessing Okagbare has said that when she competes at the Rabat Diamond League, it [...]
AFN Hails ‘True Blessing To Nigerian Sports’ Dare At 54
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) says Sunday Akinlabi Dare, the Minister of Youth and Spor [...]
Sports Minister Tasks Coaches To Develop Plans For Long Distance Races Revival
The Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has directed coaches of long- [...]
World Athletics To Emulate Football And Return For Closed-Door Events
Sebastian Coe - the World Athletics president, has hinted that his organisation may emulate a major [...]
Okagbare, Brume, Amusan Out of $500k World Athletics Welfare Fund
Nigeria's most accomplished sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, long jumper, Ese Brume and sprint hurdler, [...]
