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…
Interviews
Read about the famous interviews conducted by the Athletic Heat.
Timothy Emoghene welcomes Ezekiel Nathaniel to the sub 50s club
It’s always an athlete’s goal to deliver at World level; get to the final, win medals, get new PBs. Sometimes you might be lucky to get all while other times, you might get 1/3 or 2/3, for Nathaniel Ezekiel, it’s…
Rilwan Alowonle’s Uneased Shoulder- THE PRESSURE
World Championships semifinalist in the men’s 400m hurdles, Rilwan Alowonle shared with us how he was under pressure to hit the Olympic standard, so each time he went out to compete, he was tensed. “This whole season, I’ve just been…
Mercy Abire’s home-front hype
From the pits in Yabatech, to Oral Robert University and Louisiana State University, Abire Mercy was back at where it all began for her and she gave herself a good welcome back gift. For the first time in her career,…
“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,…
The Struggles and Triumphs of Byran Monday
Bryan Monday is a Lagos based jumper who broke the 6m and 14m jinx this season in the Long and Triple Jump respectively. He shared his story with us from his struggles to how he finally made it. He first…
The Hurdle Strive of Oyeniyi Abejoye
The 110mh is one event that isn’t very popular in Nigeria. You would see 100m having Heat 15 and 400m heat 10 but hurdles most likely have just one race or max two. But this hasn’t stopped them from producing…
Meet the Brume siblings and their supportive Mum
Most athletes who you see giving their all on the field or pushing hard on the track didn’t get where they are without motivation and support from their parents. As seen over the years, athletics is often a family affair,…
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…
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…
