Athletics

Organisers of the 10th Okpekpe International Road Race have revealed that any athlete who breaks either the course or the African/world record will earn additional money for their efforts.

Parents and students at the inaugural The Athletics Schools Games held at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have commended the organisers of the competition, which featured 11 private primary and secondary schools from Lagos and its environs.

United States-based board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie, has singled out the duo of Favour Ofili and Chidi Okezie as the brain behind the qualification of four Nigerian relay teams for Paris 2024 Olympics at the recently concluded World Relays in Bahamas.

The World Athletics’ decision to reward each gold medallist at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games with $50,000 has generated mixed reactions from the sporting world. GOWON AKPODONOR writes that while the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and some stakeholders are opposed to the move, others believe that it would bring out the best in athletes.  When innovation meets time-tested tradition,…

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, has described the performance of the country’s relay teams at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Bahamas as a sign of good things to come at the Paris Olympics.

After winning two tickets on Day One of the 2024 World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas, Nigerian athletes ensured the job was completed on Sunday night, picking two more tickets for women's and men's 4x100m Relay. Both teams had missed the tickets on Saturday night. The victory ensured the men's team returned to the Olympics…

Team Nigeria in the early hours of yesterday grabbed two tickets on day one of the World Relays, which began in Bahamas on Saturday. The World Relays is the qualification tournament for the men, women and mixed relays for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Team Nigeria began the competition on a good note with the…

As predicted by a board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie, Team Nigeria grabbed two tickets on day one of the World Relays Saturday evening in the Bahamas. Okorie, who is with the athletes in the Caribbean Island, had told The Guardian in a telephone conversation before heading to the stadium…

Team Nigeria could not present a team in the women’s 4x400m event at the World Relay, which began in Nassau, Bahamas, yesterday, due to the absence of U.S.-based speed star, Omolara Ogunmakinju. She sustained injury while competing in a Conference race in the U.S. a few days ago.

United States-based Nigerian sprinters, Udodi Onwuzurike, Alaba Akintola and Chidi Okezie, as well as the home-based members of the contingent, are expected to arrive in the Bahamas today for the two-day World Relays, which begins on Saturday.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has emphasised the importance of a united Nigeria in the fight against bandits and terrorism. Musa made these remarks at the second Unity School Old Students Association (USOSA) Games held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Package B, Abuja.

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, has lost his 15-month-old son, Kobe.