ATHLETICS

Nigerian female sprints sensation, Blessing Okagbare-Ighotegunor was grinning from ear-to-ear, after emerging first in the 100m event of the latest IAAF Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco on Sunday. It was a returning to winning ways for Okagbare-Ighotegunor and a very glorious one at that, as she won with a …

Nigeria’s new rave of the moment in men’s sprints, Divine Oduduru has confessed that he had a tough time growing up, when povery almost put paid to his dream, but he is now thrilled with his remarkable strides, and says he is grateful to everyone who has made it possible. …

Nigerian fast-rising sprinter, Divine Oduduru has won words of praise from the director of track and field at Texas State University, USA, Wes Kittley, after the athlete came a split second behind the African 100m record held by compatriot, Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba. Oduduru became the second fastest Afican ever on …

South African female middle runner, Caster Semenya has been declared eligible to compete Last year, the IAAF introduced a new testosterone rule requiring any female athlete, including those with differences of sex development (DSD), to have a testosterone level below 5 nmol/Level. However, the court on Monday directed that without …

South African female middle runner, Caster Semenya has been declared eligible to compete Last year, the IAAF introduced a new testosterone rule requiring any female athlete, including those with differences of sex development (DSD), to have a testosterone level below 5 nmol/Level. However, the court on Monday directed that without …

Embattled presidnet of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Gusau has denied allegations levelled against him that he is culpable for the missing sum of $135,000 that was sent to the track and field body in error by International Association of Athletics Federations. The controversy got to a head …

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has slammed the Athletic Federation of Nigeria (AFN) over the missing sum of $135,000 which the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) mistakenly paid the body in excess of a recent development fund. The IAAF is said to have committed an error of remitting …

Nigerian sprints queen, Blessing Okagbare-Ighotegunor’s conqueror at the latest IAAF Diamond League race in Shanghai, China, Aleia Hobbs has opened up on the factors that helped her get a gold medal in her very first outing at this level, saying it was basically due to determination. Although Hobbs alleged that …

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Nigeria’s female sprints number one, Blessing Okagbare-Ighotegunor has joined the growing number of the country’s athletes qualifying for next year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, following her silver medal placement at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai, China. Although Okagbare-Ighoteguonor’s season’s best time of 11.07 seconds could only see her …