The information in this advisory has been compiled to assist media in following the main developments in athletics over the coming week. It summarises the competitions and stories …
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Great Britain were Friday stripped of the silver medal they won in the men’s 4×100 metres relay at last year’s Tokyo Olympics after CJ Ujah was found to …
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Nigeria’s sprint star Blessing Okagbare has re-echoed her denial of the fact that she never used any probibited substance to enhance her performance. Okagbare who was denied the …
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Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen gets 2022 off to flying start with world indoor 1500m record
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterIt’s easy to forget that Jakob Ingebrigtsen is still just 21 years old. Keen followers of the sport have been aware of his talent for several years now. …
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Okagbare banned for 10 years for multiple breaches of the Anti-Doping Rules
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterNigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for a total of 10 years, five years for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and five years for …
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Ingebrigtsen breaks world indoor 1500m record in Lievin
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterHe had won numerous continental titles while still a teenager. He won Olympic gold in a European record time at the age of 20. And now, at the …
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World Athletics approves the applications of 33 Russians to compete internationally as neutral athletes
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe World Athletics Doping Review Board (DRB) has agreed that the applications of 33 Russian athletes have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as …
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Favour Ashe Earns Second SEC Freshman Of The Week Award
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterFor the second time this season, Nigeria’s Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe has been named the SEC Male Freshman of the Week. At Arkansas’ Tyson Invite held at the …
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Tokyo 2020: Gov’t offset medical bill for injured athletes
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe Federal Government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, has reimbursed the medical expenses of two athletes who got injured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games …
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Tokyo 2020: FG Reimburses Medical Bill For Adegoke, Itshekiri
by SD Reporterby SD ReporterThe Federal Government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, has reimbursed the medical expenses of two athletes who got injured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games …