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Catch up with all the activities happening on the home front such as the Golden League, MoC Grand Prix, All Nigeria Championships etc

2023 National trials beckons as Nigerians seeks more qualifications to the World Championships

The national trials for 2023 will take place in the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium in Benin City for the second time in a row. Last year trials was a class act littered with outstanding performances from various disciplines which saw Favour…

Sprinting Prowess displayed at the AFN Golden League Benin

At the just concluded Afn Golden League in Benin, quite a number of athletes turned out and showed up in various events recording fast times in the sprint events. In the women’s 100m which featured two finals, Okwose Faith, the…

“Our results aren’t on WA”- National Champion, Tobe Nwokocha.

It’s been a month since the Nigerian Olympic Trials was concluded and yet some results haven’t been uploaded on World Athletics. These includes the men’s Long Jump, Women’s Triple Jump and Men’s Discus events. Speaking with Long Jump National Champion,…

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…

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…

Joseph Edafiadhe makes indoor debut as Ntia-Obong, Meyiwa, Abu claim victory

2019 National Long Jump champion, Joseph Edafiadhe has began his collegiate career on a winning note, taking the top spot at the KMS Invitational held in Birmingham Crossplex , Alabama, USA. The dazzling jumper who left the shores of Nigeria…

TAFCAN Lagos COVID-19 Resumption Meet set to hold Nov. 18th & 25th

The Lagos Chapter of Track and Field coaches Association of Nigeria (TAFCAN) in conjunction with the LAGOS STATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION is set to hold her first meet since the lockdown in March. The Meet has been scheduled to hold on…

140 athletes set to compete at Okowa Post Covid-19 Athletics Meet

Covid-19 Athletics Meet: The coronavirus pandemic hit the world early this year with various sporting activities coming to a halt across the globe and despite the commencement of Athletics events since July in Europe and America, for over 7 months…

Okagbare, Oduduru launch Foundation

There’s nothing as great as giving back and Nigeria’s top athletes are setting the ball rolling as regards giving back. On October 9th, African Queen of the Athletics, Blessing Okagbare turned a year older and to celebrate her new age…