Nigeria have been stripped of their gold medal in the women's 4x100m relay race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The decision was made after the disqualification of Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha who was guilty of doping by the Commonwealth Games Federation Court. In August 2022, Nwokocha took the anchor leg for Team Nigeria as they set a new African record of 42.10 seconds to win...
It was an eventful two-day of track and field events at the 2023 Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) national trials for the upcoming 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest. The athletics meeting took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City with foreign-based stars making the trip to Edo State this week. Majority of the track events took place on Wednesday while field events followed...
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) National Trials kicked off at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State on Wednesday. According to the country's athletics body, the national trials will provide an opportunity for Nigerian athletes to meet the qualification benchmark for various events at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. World record holder Tobi Amusan, after her Diamond League win in Sweden on Sunday,...
Nigerian sprinter and world record holder Tobi Amusan emerged victorious at the 100-meter hurdles at the ongoing Stockholm Diamond League in Sweden on Sunday. The reigning world champion was leaps and bounds ahead of everyone else as she raced to a time of 12.52 seconds, putting the cold and wet conditions on the track behind her. https://twitter.com/MakingOfChamps/status/1675559028666036226?t=q6WKAOY5bvLmht59kq3CQA&s=19 Ireland's Sarah Lavin finished in second place with a...
It was another impressive Diamond League outing for African athletes in Lausanne on Friday with victories in a number of events at the Pontaise Stadium. Africa's fastest woman, Marie Josee Ta Lou set the pace with her commanding pace in the women's 100m event. Ta Lou clocked a time of 10.88 seconds to beat Daryll Neita and Gina Luckenkemper to second and third respectively. The 34-year-old...
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