The pair of Chidi Anthony Okezie and Esther Elo Joseph both clinched podium finishes for Nigeria in the men's and women's 400m events at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Okezie, 30, was impressive all through the heats, and raced to the gold medal in the men's final, clocking a Personal Best (PB) time of 45.06 seconds at the UGH Legion Stadium on Wednesday....
Mary Moraa was in a jubilant and thankful mood as she stormed to victory in the women's 800 metres on the final day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. The 23-year-old Kenyan won bronze at last year's championships in Eugene and was favourite heading into the 2023 event after finishing on top at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2022...
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...
Olympic champion Athing Mu is unsure of her participation in the women's 800 metres event at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The 21-year-old is considering the option to forgo this year's Championships which starts on August 19, to continue her preparations for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mu's coach Bobby Kersee confirmed she is training in Los Angeles for the next two weeks and she...
South African sprinter Akani Simbine led a host of African stars to victory at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday. The 29-year-old former African 100-metre record holder was first to the finish line in the men's sprint finals with a time of 9.97 seconds to win his second straight win of the Diamond League season. https://twitter.com/Diamond_League/status/1680584323018158083?t=2DsIXd-qmtHxukmshtIxMg&s=19 He defeated reigning world champion Fred Kerley, while...
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