Asiwaju Temitope Alli rewards Chigozie Kalu for 2022 Athlete of the Week 

The premier sponsor of the Athletic Heat Athlete of the Week accolades, Yesir Foundation CEO, Asiwaju Temitope Alli rewarded National Triple Jump champion, Chidozie Kalu with a whopping 200,000 Naira to support his training towards the 2023 season.  Last season,…

Scholarbook sponsors Athletic Heat Award 

German-based sports recruiting agency, Scholarbook, has announced its sponsorship for the 5th edition of the Athletic Heat Awards.  The Athletic Heat Awards which was first held in 2017 and was created by three athletes; Ese Oguma, Tolu Adebakin and Ruth…

Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume bags 3yr endorsement deal with Premium Trust Bank

       After a long season, the Nigerian athlete, and World record holder, over the women’s 100mH,  Tobi Amusan, and Ese Brume, the women’s long jump World Championship silver medalist, Commonwealth Games Winner and Record Holder, has just signed a partnership…

2021 Athletic Heat Awards Nominees released

Hey, champs! Look forward to another exciting and coruscating Athletic Heat Track and Field award ceremony, where Nigerian Track and Field stars come out dazzling and on fleek, which was brought to fruition by the ever diligent and conscientious Athletic…

Brume, Ofili, Imaobong lead 28-man squad to Kenya World U20 Championships

It seemed like a list wasn’t forthcoming but alas one has been released with top World ranked Nigerian athletes making the list  Top of the list is World No.3 in the women’s 200m, Favour Ofili who has a personal best…

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.…

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…