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…
Top Sprinter Competition is Back!!!
The Making of Champions sponsored competition, Top Sprinter, is back bigger and better with its second edition which is set to hold from September 29 to October 1 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Making of Champs as they…
Any athlete who goes to National Camp without knowing how much he/she would be paid …
Abuja- National head coach, Gabriel Okon earlier this week had a heart to heart chat with Athletic Heat and opened up on some issues affecting Nigerian athletics, The High Performance system and the National University Games (NUGA) What’s the position of…
TEGA ODELE: FROM BENIN TO BEIJING TO BRAZZAVILLE TO RIO
Tega Odele is the National Sports Festival Champion over the 200m . He was a bronze medalist at The 2015 All-African Games and he is also the 2015 National Champion in the 200m. Tega Odele chats exclusively with ‘Athletic Heat’…
World Athletics Athlete Relief Fund Criteria
The world governing body has decided to give out relief funds to athletes during this COVID-19 pandemic but not everyone is actually entitled. Conditions stipulated are as followsThe Fund will support athletes who have met the Tokyo Olympic Games entry…
Athletics season announced for August to October 2020
For many athletes, the season seemed to have ended but there is good news from World Athletics as international athletics season of one-day meetings will hold between August and October this year following the commitment of most Continental Tour Gold…
Salwa Eid Naser manager explains her provisional suspension from AIU
2019 400m World champion Salwa Eid Naser was provisionally suspended Friday, June 5th for not being available for doping tests. The Athletics Integrity Unit said it has charged the sprinter from Bahrain with whereabouts violations and Naser could miss next…
3 TEENAGE ATHLETES START ATHLETIC BLOG IN NIGERIA
Nigerian athletes has in recent years been lambasted by the media especially when they perform below expectation at international competitions but are quick to shower praise when these athletes excel. in 2017, three young sprinters; Oguma (18), Toluwani (19), Usoro…
Tunji A. Adebakin
Meet TUNJI A. ADEBAKIN Creative Thinker, Exploratory, People-sensitive, and Task-Oriented. Seeking to achieve effective and wholesome business solutions that impact customers/consumers positively. As GM in Ultima ltd (Producers of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? & Project Fame West Africa.)…
