2023 Tobi/Abiola Sprint and Relays Meet: Four South-West states show interest
The 2023 edition of the Tobi/Abiola Sprint and Relays Meet is set to be bigger than organizers initially planned as athletics clubs and schools from...
Category : Athletics
Nigeria stripped of women’s 4x100m Commonwealth Games gold medal for doping
Nigeria’s women’s 4x100m relay team at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been stripped of their gold medal following the disqualification of Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha...
World Athletics insists DSD rules remain despite ruling at European Human Rights Court
World Athletics has insisted its rules on differences in sex development (DSD) will remain in place, despite the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling...
Freeman, triple Olympic silver medalist dies at 81
Triple Olympic equestrian silver medallist Kevin Freeman has died at the age of 81. The American’s son stated that he died peacefully while surrounded by...
Vera Yohanna wins 2022 Lagos Women Run
Maisaje Vera-Yohanna from Plateau State has emerged as the winner of the 2022 edition of the Lagos Women Run. She finished the 10km race in...
Amusan’s Oregon 2022 world record among times ratified by World Athletics
Nigerian athlete Tobi Amusan has had her women’s 100 meters world record of 12.12sec ratified by World Athletics following doubts over the accuracy of the...
World Athletics chief Coe wants athletics events outside Stade de France at Paris 2024
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has expressed an interest in conducting athletics events outside the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Speaking...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon names Dapo Sotuminu Media Director
The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has named top flight Sports Journalist, Mr. Dapo Sotuminu, as the new Director of Media for the marathon event....
Nigeria female relay team wins Commonwealth Games 100m Relay Gold, sets African record; men win Bronze
The Nigerian female team continues its blistering form at the ongoing Commonwealth Games as the female 4×100m relay team won the Gold medal on Sunday,...