Domestic

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

Mercy Abire & Raymond Ekevwo record PB’s at SEC Championships

At the SEC Championships which took place in Arkansas, US, Nigerian athletes present also gave a good account of themselves leaping and running PB’s. University of Florida’s Raymond Ekevwo, better his Personal Best of 6.67s which he ran in the…

Raymond Ekevwo races to 60m PB at SEC Indoor Championshipsl

2016 National 100m Junior Champion, Raymond Ekevwo is back to form as he breaks his track silence at the SEC Indoor Championships which started yesterday, Feb 22nd in Arkansas. Raymond, now a student of University of Florida, finished 2nd in…

Bashiru Abdullahi shatters School Record for the second time in two weeks

National U-20 Record Holder in the 110m hurdles, Bashiru Abdullahi has been gaining grounds since he arrived US in January. The North Carolina University student broke his school 60mh record for the second time this season running a blistering 7.77s…

Team Nigeria win 13 medals at 2019 African Masters Athletics Championships

Team Nigeria contingent to the 12th African Masters Athletics Championship in Rades, Tunisia won a total of 13 medals- 5 Gold, 6 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals. Dr. Gloria Obajimi, the President of Nigeria Athletics Masters, won gold medals in…

Finally, restrictions on sporting activities has been lifted

The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, earlier today disclosed during its briefing in Abuja that restrictions on recreational parks and sport centers are now lifted. In his words, “For recreational parks/communal sports, restrictions…

The 3rd edition of the Athletics In School Program (AISP)

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…

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…