Athletics

2023 World Athletics Championships: Amusan cleared to represent Nigeria

World record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared to participate at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Amusan has been on provisional suspension since July when the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) charged her for anti-doping violation. Thursday's ruling by an independent Disciplinary Tribunal of the World Athletics means the Ogun State-born star will represent Nigeria in the women's 100m hurdles. "A panel of the Disciplinary...

Paris 2024: Organisers step up preparations with triathlon test event

by Ibikunle Salako

17 August 2023

With less than a year to go until the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games begin, four days of testing in the triathlon events kicked off in the heart of the city on Thursday. About 65 female triathletes from all over the world completed in three events that included swimming, cycling and running. The athletes swam a distance of 1500 metres in the Seine River, cycled...

World Athletics Championships: Host city Budapest gear up for opening event

by Ibikunle Salako

16 August 2023

On Wednesday, the host city of the upcoming World Athletics Championship, Budapest, continued final preparations for the biggest athletics event of the summer. The brand-new National Athletics Center in the nation’s capital, gears up to host the 19th edition of the Championships in a few days. The centre, which is built on the eastern bank of the Danube River, will have a capacity of 35,000 for...

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplimo withdraws from Budapest trip

by Taiye Taiwo

15 August 2023

World record holder Jacob Kiplimo has withdrawn from Uganda team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The Uganda Athletics Federation confirmed that Kiplimo suffered an acute injury to his right hamstring and he is yet to fully recover. The 22-year-old was expected to participate in the men's 5000m and 10,000m events but he will not be able to train optimally for the next one...

World Athletics Championship: How Amusan can navigate doping charge

World Athletics Championships: No Tobi Amusan as Nigeria confirm team list

by Taiye Taiwo

8 August 2023

World record holder Tobi Amusan is the notable absence in Nigeria's 27-athlete list for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Amusan who currently holds the world record in the women's 100m hurdles was dropped after she was charged by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for anti-doping violations in July. The Ogun State-born athlete was accused of missing three drug tests in the span of 12...

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2023 World Athletics Championships: Amusan cleared to represent Nigeria

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World Athletics Championships: No Tobi Amusan as Nigeria confirm team list

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