Disaster: 10 Nigerian athletes banned from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
…Regulating body declares 18 ineligible over drug test matters …Experts blame Nigerian officials of negligence …Call for investigation By Ezeocha Nzeh, with Agency report. Team...
Category : Athletics
Gusau promises to unite AFN family
.As Kebbi bubbles with delegates arrival Incumbent President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Engineer Ibrahim Shehu Gusau has promised to use his next...
CAA Region II Championship highly competitive – Gusau
The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Engineer, Ibrahim Shehu Gusau says the just concluded CAA Region II Championship held around the Sports Complex...
Edo 2020: Akpahu Spurs Imo Athletes Into Harvesting Of Golds
EVEREST EZIHE writes that as the National Sports Festival christened Edo 2020 commences this Tuesday with great expectations, Chief Emeka Akpahu has motivated Imo athletes ...
Ofili hits new African 200m Indoor record
. Ruth Usoro also in triple jump Favour Ofili ran a new Nigeria and African 200m Indoor record of 22.75 seconds Saturday night to win...
I rather miss Tokyo 2020 than take COVID-19 vaccine- Blake
Four-time Olympic medallist Yohan Blake has said he would rather miss Tokyo 2020 than receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The Jamaican sprinter made the comment after...
Nilayo set Oct date for Abuja City Marathon
Nigeria’s foremost marathons and road races running company, Nilayo Sports Management Limited, has set October 2, 2021 date for the maiden Abuja City International Marathon...
Athletes raise concern over reduction in drug testing
The reduction of drug testing during the coronavirus pandemic has been a “let-down”, “frustrating” and “disheartening”, according to several athletes. In March, both UK Anti-doping...
Postponing Olympics saves athletes from mental turmoil: World Athletics president Sebastian Coe
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Sunday that the decision to postpone this year’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus has saved athletes from “mental...
Fears of Olympic Games postponement rise as athletes voice concerns amid coronavirus pandemic
Japanese Government officials today admitted that allowing the Tokyo Olympics to take place “would not make sense” if other countries were unable to send their...