Before he travelled to America on scholarship a few years ago, high jumper, David Aya, promised his auntie, who, despite her health challenges, was able to raise some money for…
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The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), on Tuesday, named Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan as Africa’s Best Female Athlete for the Year 2022. Winner at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where she…
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Former Nigerian jumper, hurdler and sprinter, Seigha Porbeni, is sad over the travail of African Games 100m champion, Raymond Ekevwo, and five other athletes, who have been indicted by the…
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Athletics
Buhari Rewards Athletes with National Honours and Kshs 56M cash
by The Guardian September 16, 2022President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja approved conferment of national honours and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships.…
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Grace Nwokocha costs Nigeria to lose relay gold after positive test
by The Guardian September 3, 2022A member of the Nigerian women’s 4x100m team competing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has tested positive for drugs, putting the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) in the midst…
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Athletics
Nigerians blast Michael Johnson for questioning Tobi Amusan’s world record
by The Guardian July 26, 2022Retired American athletics sports champion, Michael Johnson, has found himself in hot waters after he questioned the accuracy of the clocks at the World Athletic Championships in Oregon, which saw…
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Mo Farah will return to run the London Marathon in October after finally calling time on his track career. The 39-year-old athlete’s decision to stick to the roads had been…
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Athletics
World Athletics may bar transgender women from female competition
by The Guardian June 21, 2022The World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, has hailed swimming’s decision to ban transgender women from elite female competition as in “the best interests of its sport” – and hinted that track and…
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Reece Prescod becomes first Team GB athlete to publicly forgive CJ Ujah
by The Guardian May 19, 2022The sprinter Reece Prescod has become the first British athlete to publicly forgive CJ Ujah for failing a drugs test and costing Team GB a 4x100m relay silver medal at…
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A runner from Ethiopia who dreams of representing Team GB is facing deportation back to his home country even though a state of emergency has been declared there. Seyfu Jamaal, 21, arrived…
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