17-years-old Mary Ajayi, a student of University of Lagos and Ramon Kareem, an indigene of Ogbomosho have won the female and male categories of the maiden edition of Ogbomosho 10 kilometre race. Mary, who is studying Human Kinetics returned a time of 42:39:07 to win the race, and went home with gold medal, certificate and […]
FMYSD nullifies appointment of Pepple as DG of AFN
As part of Federal Government’s effort to sanitize and restore order into the myriad of issues besetting the smooth operations of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), the appointment of Mr. Similaye Young Pepple as Director-General of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has been nullified by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Develpt.; […]
Former IAAF boss, Diack accused of getting bribes to cover up doping
The trial of disgraced former athletics chief Lamine Diack began on Monday with explosive claims that competitors were given the chance to have doping charges covered up in exchange for cash. Wearing a face mask, the 87-year-old ex-president of the IAAF was in Paris for the first of six days of hearings which will weigh […]
Okagbare, Brume, Amusan out of $500k World Athletics Welfare Fund
Nigeria’s most accomplished sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, long jumper, Ese Brume and sprint hurdler, Tobiloba Amusan are not eligible to share in the $500,000 Welfare Fund set up by World Athletics, according to the world governing body for the sport. The Welfare Fund was announced two weeks ago by World Athletics and International Athletics Foundation to […]