The Nigerian duo of Favour Ofili and Alaba Akintola have crashed out of the 200-meter women’s and men’s events at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The 20-year-old African indoor record holder, Ofili, finished sixth in Heat 3 of the semifinals on Thursday evening to put an end to her participation in the event. Akintola, on the other hand, finished seventh in Heat 2...
Team Nigeria continued their outing at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday with Favour Ofili and Alaba Akintola participating in the 200m Heat for women and men respectively. Ofili advanced into the semi-final after running one of the fastest times outside the top-3 positions in each Heat. She completed the 200m race in 22.66 seconds while African 200m women's champion, Gina Bass of...
100m silver medallist, Letsile Tebogo said his decision to quit social media helped him to make history as the first Botswana athlete to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. Tebogo put in a strong performance in the men's 100m final in Budapest on Sunday, to finish second with a national record of 9.88 seconds behind USA's Noah Leyles. The 20-year-old, who holds the African...
Letsile Tebogo claimed the silver medal in men's 100 metres final of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, finishing behind Noah Lyles. The Motswana finished seventh in the semi-finals in a time of 9.98 seconds, ahead of Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala who qualified in eighth place in a time of 10.01 secs while the Nigerian duo of Seye Ogunlewe and Usheoritse Itsekiri missed out by running...
The 2023 World Athletics Championships is less than 48 hours upon us as elite athletes gather at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary to compete for glory. African athletes are not left out in this and Afrosport takes a look at the top 10 athletes that have a strong shot at claiming medals. 1.) Tobi Amusan Country: Nigeria Discipline: 100 Metres Hurdles World Ranking: 1...
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