The 2022 World U20 Athletics Championships is set to begin in Cali, Colombia, tomorrow, Monday August 1st and whilst the Nigerian Team move in batches, Athletic Heat CEO, Ese Oguma and Wazobia On Air Personality, Chief Suo will be making…
Cali 22: Adekalu Fakorede named Team Nigeria Captain to World U20 Championship
Reigning National U20 leader in the Mens 200m, Adekalu Fakorede has been named the Team Captain of the Nigerian team to this year’s World U20 Championships billed to hold in Cali, Colombia between Aug 1-6th . Fakorede was a semi finalist…
Oregon22: Tobi Amusan breaks African Record to qualify for semifinal
Reigning African champion, Tobi Amusan, during the heat of the women’s 100m hurdles at the ongoing World Athletics Championship, Oregon, smashed her African Record again, clocking 12.40s, for the win. It is also the overall fastest time in the heats.…
OREGON 22: Ofili leads a quadruple of Nigerian sprinters into the 200m semifinals
All four Nigerian sprinters entered in the 200m all advances to the semis as the trio of Favour Ofili, Grace Nwokocha and Rosemary Chukwuma all ran brilliantly to secure a spot to the next round, with their male compatriot Udodi…
Oregon22: Nigeria 4x400m mixed qualifies for final
The quartet of Dubem Amene, Imaobang Nse Uko, Samson Nathaniel and Patience Okon George fought for a spot in the final, securing it with 5th position in a season best time of 3:14.56s in heat 1 of the 4×400m mixed. …
Patience Okon leads home based athletes to Oregon for World Champs
5 homebased athletes will depart Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos this night to arrive Oregon, United States tomorrow ahead of the World Championships which begins on Friday. The athletes are Patience Okon, Sikiru Adeyemi, Samson Nathaniel for the 4x400m mixed.…
“Athletics Federation of Nigeria has failed me.” -Ezinne Abba
University of California, Berkeley, graduate, Ezinne Abba just like Alaba Akintola will not be competing at this year’s World Championships which begins on Friday in Oregon. The 21year old sprinter clocked a legal Personal Best of 11.12s in April at…
“Sadly I’m out of the World Championships because of Politics.” – Alaba Akintola
Middle Tennessee State University junior, Alaba Akintola had hit the qualifying time in the 100m with a Personal Best (PB) of 10.04s and 20.26s in the 200m. He had hoped to represent Nigeria at the World Championships but due to…
Nigerian Hammer Record holder, Annette ECHIKUNWOKE wins Bronze at US Trials to qualify for Team USA
After breaking the African and Nigerian record multiple times, Annette Echikunwoke has switched allegiance back to the United States. The 25-year-old opted to compete for Nigeria in 2020 ahead of the Tokyo Olympics Games but due to not having three…
200m Record Holder, Favour Ofili set to miss Nigerian Championships
The reigning National Recorder holder in the women’s 200m Favour Ofili will not be attending the 2022 Nigerian Athletics Championships which serves as the trials for the World Championships in July and Commonwealth Games in August. It still remains unconfirmed…
