It’s better late than never and that’s the story of Favoured Stars athlete, David Aya who just leaped a distance of 2.16m at the Delta State Local Government Championships to qualify for the World U20 Championships. This hasn’t been an…
The Struggles and Triumphs of Byran Monday
Bryan Monday is a Lagos based jumper who broke the 6m and 14m jinx this season in the Long and Triple Jump respectively. He shared his story with us from his struggles to how he finally made it. He first…
Okagbare, Divine tops 25-man list to Tokyo Olympics
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) through it’s secretary, Prince Beyioku has released a list comprising 15 females and 10 males who are to resume camp in Abuja on Sunday, July 4th ahead of the Olympic Games later this month.…
The Hurdle Strive of Oyeniyi Abejoye
The 110mh is one event that isn’t very popular in Nigeria. You would see 100m having Heat 15 and 400m heat 10 but hurdles most likely have just one race or max two. But this hasn’t stopped them from producing…
Meet the Brume siblings and their supportive Mum
Most athletes who you see giving their all on the field or pushing hard on the track didn’t get where they are without motivation and support from their parents. As seen over the years, athletics is often a family affair,…
2021 National Olympics Trials set to hold at YabaTech, Lagos
The 2021 Olympic trials for Team Nigeria which will serve as final selection for the team will hold from June 17-19th at the Sports Center of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. The 3-day event is expected to witness stiff…
Grace Nwokocha and Adeyemi Sikiru named Athletes of the Week
Athletes of the week: The 2nd All-Comers Meet hosted by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) witnessed numerous mind-blowing Personal Bests across various Track and Field events. Two of the most impressive came from Grace Nwokocha in the Women’s sprint…
Athletic Heat Co-founder, Ruth Usoro hits Long Jump Olympic standard, two to go!
Yes, two more standards to hit for Ruth Usoro as the Olympic Games are fast approaching. Yesterday, Feb 26th which was Day One of the Big 12 Indoor Championship, she hit a massive Personal Best of 6.82m in her last…
Ntia-Obong & Erhire named Athletes of the Week at NJCAA Region VI
Over the weekend, the NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championship and C-USA Indoor Championship took place in New Orleans and Alabama respectively and a couple of Nigerians were in attendance. Athletic Heat best performances at the meet came from Best Erhire…
Joseph Edafiadhe makes indoor debut as Ntia-Obong, Meyiwa, Abu claim victory
2019 National Long Jump champion, Joseph Edafiadhe has began his collegiate career on a winning note, taking the top spot at the KMS Invitational held in Birmingham Crossplex , Alabama, USA. The dazzling jumper who left the shores of Nigeria…
