ATHLETICS

A cyclist from Lagos State, Obafemi Smith has been stripped off a gold medal at he 19th National Sports Festival, because his contingent’s officials did not formally register him for the event. Sports247.ng gathered that the race director, Bashir Mohammed said the step had to be taken, after the Local …

Nigerian top female sprinter, Blessing Okagbare has come out to explain the factors that stopped her from competing in any track event at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abuja. Sports247.ng gathered that, in spite of earlier forecasts that Okagbare would be part of the events with Team Delta, the …

The male and female 100m sprints winners at this year’s National Sports Festival in Abuja, Usheoritse Itsekiri of Rivers and Bukola Boluwatife of Ondo have provided divergent reactions to their historic feats in the Federal Capital Territory. While Usheritse confessed that he was surprised to win the men’s title, Boluwatife …

Edo State athletes on Tuesday put a jolt to the contingent’s preparations for the 19th National Sports Festival, as the lot staged a protest over unpaid camp allowances by their officials. The protest came after several days of unrest in the team’s Benin City camp, where the athletes are said …

Lagos State Sports Commission executive chairman, Kweku Tandor has disclosed that the state will present a total of 442 athletes, male and female athletes for the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja. Tandoh revealed further that 81 coaches and 50 other officials will also be presented by The Centre of …

Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has charged Delta State to keep up its leading efforts in sports activities and maintenance of facilities. Obasanjo said as much during the official commissioning of Stephen Keshi Stadium, in which the former president expressed amazement over the quality of the facilities on offer and …

The winner of this year’s edition of Lagos Women Run, Rose Akusho has revealed that she is already looking beyond her success last weekend and aims to make top marks on all fronts in years to come. Akusho from Plateau State erased the earlier record set by Fadekemi Olude in …

Youth Olympic Games female gold medalist, Rosemary Chukwuma has disclosed that God has been her biggest motivator, inspiration and backer, who makes it possible for her to enact startling results on the athletics tracks. Following her stunning emergence as the only Nigerian to [pick at gold medal at YOG 2018 …