Nigeria and African record holder in the Hammer throw (75.49m ) Annette Echikunwoke has been named among the 151 athletes that will represent the USA on home soil …
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16 Nigerian Athletes ‘Qualify’ To Compete At World Athletics Championships
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterSprinters Favour Ashe and Favour Ofili; sprint hurdler Tobiloba Amusan, long jumper Ese Brume and 12 other Nigerian athletes are among the 1900 athletes who have qualified to …
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Nigeria Women’s 4x100m Relay Team ‘Qualify’ For World Championships!
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe Nigeria women’s 4x100m relay team will compete at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA after France failed to name a team for the event. The French …
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Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs was a late withdrawal from the 100m at the Stockholm Diamond League yesterday , the latest blow to his injury-hit season coming just two …
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Diamond League: Amusan Moves Six Points Clear In 100m Hurdles Standing
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterReigning Nigeria, Africa and Commonwealth Games champion, Tobiloba Amusan has moved six points clear of her nearest rival as the race for the final Diamond League spots continued …
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After three years of planning and hard work, the stage is now set for the first edition of the Abuja International Marathon (AIM). At a press conference on …
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Oregon 2022 & Birmingham 2022: AFN fancies chances of Nigerian athletes
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is optimistic that Nigeria’s athletes to the forthcoming World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games will put up superlative performances. The federation’s Technical …
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Okagbare: I Didn’t Evade Sample Collection, Tamper With Doping Control Process
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterBanned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare told the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, she neither evaded any test nor tampered with any evidence for the offence she has now been …
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Ese Brume thrilled to win fifth Nigeria Long Jump title
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterReigning African long jump record holder (7.17m), Ese Brume is delighted to win her fifth Nigerian Athletics Championships long jump title. The 26 year old jumped 6.89m, the …
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Blessing Okagbare’s further ban disqualifies Nigeria’s 4x100m squad’s qualifying time for World Championships
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe Athletics Integrity Unit has announced that banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping rule violations – specifically evading sample collection, and …