Athletics
Boston Marathon qualifiers left out amid running boom
Organizers announced on Tuesday that around 12,000 runners who met the qualifying standard for the 2025 Boston Marathon will not secure a spot at...
Glasgow secure funds to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow is poised to be named the host city for the 2026 Commonwealth Games after securing government funding for the event.
Originally, the Australian state...
Paris 2024: Chukwumerije Foundation, French Embassy host training for schools
In the spirit of the recently concluded Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Chika Chukwumerije Sports Foundation (CCSF), supported by the French Embassy in Nigeria...
Zimbabwe’s Sports Minister, six others to jostle for IOC presidency
World Athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch, and Zimbabwe's Sports Minister Kirsty Coventry are among the seven candidates for next...
First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu warmly recieves Team Nigeria Paralympians Following heroics in Paris
First Lady, Sports Minister applaud athletes' resilience, tenacity and patriotic spirit
The Nigerian Paralympic contingent to the 2024 Paralympic Games have been warmly received at...
Tebogo targets glorious season end with Diamond League bang
Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo says he feels “energised” as he aims to cap off his breakthrough season with a victory at the Diamond...
Ingebrigtsen bullish on world records ahead of world championship
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen is confident he will only get stronger heading into next year’s world championships in Tokyo, noting that his training times are...
Team Nigeria Athletes Return Safely from Paris Paralympics
Team Nigeria’s athletes who competed in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have returned to the country. The squad, consisting of 24 athletes and excluding...
Ugandan Athlete Cheptegei’s Attacker Dies in Hospital
The man responsible for attacking Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained in the assault, according to the Moi Teaching and Referral...
Team Nigeria Ends Paralympic Games in Style, as Folashade Oluwafemiayo Breaks World Record to Win Gold
The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed immense joy and pride following Team Nigeria's incredible performance at the Paralympics,...
Oluwafemiayo breaks para-powerlifting record, wins gold medal
Folashade Oluwafemiayo has set a new World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first para-athlete ever to lift 166kg.
As Team Nigeria’s...
Sports Minister hails Esther Ogechi Nworgu for wining paralympic silver medal
… Describes her Outstanding performance as heartwarming and Inspiring
The news of Esther Ogechi Nworgu, one of our athletes, winning a silver medal at the...