On Wednesday March 20th, 2019, the Nigerian Olympic Committee announced the list of Team Nigeria athletes granted an Olympic scholarship for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics. Out of 11 athletes selected from different sports, The trio of; Sprint Hurdles sensation…
Odugbesan, Cecilia & two others make Outdoor debut at Yellow Jacket Invitational
Nigerian student-athletes at Middle Tennessee State University opened their Outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. National Junior Shot Put Record Holder Isaac Odugbesan transited his magnificent performance in the indoor to outdoor as he claimed a first-place win in…
AISP team donates token to fastest students in Mayflower Private School
The 3rd edition of the Athletics In School Program (AISP) took place at the prestigious Mayflower Private School in Ikenne, Ogun state on Thursday, March 7th, 2019. Interestingly, the AISP team brought a twist to the running of the program…
Favour Ofili, Joseph Edafiadhe & 2 others set to rep Uniport at African Universities Olympics
University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) would feature four athletes and a coach at the forthcoming maiden African Universities Olympics holding in Egypt. The School’s Director of Sports, Prof. Ken Anugweje told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that…
Ruth Usoro races to 60m PB as Tolu Adebakin splits 46.34s at National Indoor Championships
We are really excited about Ruth Usoro and Toluwani’s performances since they arrived US over 2 years ago. Ruth, a student of South Plains College competed at the NJCAA Championships held at Pittsburgh University, where she clinched the Silver medal…
Caleb Interhouse sports produce future Nigerian champions
The 22nd edition of Caleb International college’s interhouse sports is set to hold on Wednesday, Feb. 27th at her school premises in Magodo, Lagos and its with great excitement that we wish to announce that the organizers of Athletics in…
Mercy Abire & Raymond Ekevwo record PB’s at SEC Championships
At the SEC Championships which took place in Arkansas, US, Nigerian athletes present also gave a good account of themselves leaping and running PB’s. University of Florida’s Raymond Ekevwo, better his Personal Best of 6.67s which he ran in the…
Divine Oduduru runs 3rd fastest Indoor 200m of All Time
Who says lightning can’t strike twice in the same place? Divine Oduduru has continued his winning streak in the US after winning the 60m final at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 6.54s. The Delta-native went on to…
Raymond Ekevwo races to 60m PB at SEC Indoor Championshipsl
2016 National 100m Junior Champion, Raymond Ekevwo is back to form as he breaks his track silence at the SEC Indoor Championships which started yesterday, Feb 22nd in Arkansas. Raymond, now a student of University of Florida, finished 2nd in…
Edoki, Abike & Odugbesan on C-USA “Who to Watch For” list
The 2019 Conference USA Indoor Track & Field Championships are set to begin today, Saturday, February 16, hosted by UAB at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama. Nigerian athletes at Middle Tennessee State University will be at the meet to…
