Nigerian Athletes Shine as 2024/2025 Indoor Season Begins in the U.S.

Over the weekend, Nigerian student athletes based in the United States delivered outstanding performances as the 2024/2025 indoor track and field season kicked off. From record breaking feats to personal bests, these athletes showcased their brilliance across collegiate and professional…

Star Mpama: A national Athlete revolutionizing Nigeria Athletics

Star Mpama is a trailblazing athlete from Nigeria whose exceptional achievements have shattered records and inspired young athletes across Africa. With a strong academic foundation, she has earned numerous accolades, including Horizon Leader of the Year 2024 at Butler Community…

Ashe & Ofili race to 100m World Lead times

Outdoor season is upon us and Nigerian athletes in diaspora went on a high to drop dazzling times in their various disciplines even going out to world leading performances. At the Florida Relays, Favour Ashe competed in his first outdoors…

Udodi Onwuzurike hits double world championships standard as collegiate athletes seeks NCAA qualification

Nigerians have been putting up pretty impressive performances these past couple of weeks both the home based athletes and those in diaspora. The likes of Udodi Onwuzurike,Ashe Favour, Godson Brume, Favour Ofili and Samuel Ogazi has been pushing the boundaries…

Ese Oguma races to 2nd fastest time in NJCAA history 

Athletic Heat CEO Ese Oguma, a freshman at Iowa Western College, smashed the school record in the distance medley relay last weekend, alongside his teammates, Mohammed Kowa, Jacinto Gaspar and Steve Hines.  Oguma took the 400m leg of the 1200-400-800-1600m…

Athletic Heat CFO launches African-themed sports apparel

Athletic Heat Ltd co-founder, Toluwani Adebakin launches an African-inspired apparel line which has two focal goals (i) Promote African designs in sports and urban apparel and (ii) Ultimately use profits from the line to support out-of-school children in Nigeria and…

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…

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…

AFN LIST ATHLETES FOR ACCOMMODATION AT NATIONAL TRIALS

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Athletic Heat There were speculations to whether or not qualified athletes for the 2016 National trials would be accommodated or not. It was revealed to ‘Athletic Heat’ that only the top four in each event would be…