The 2019 National U18/U20 Championships which was held between March 16th-19th, 2019 at the Gateway International Stadium, Ilaro, Ogun State saw many athletes hit the standard set by the CAA for the 2019 African U20 Championships slated for April 16th-20th,…
Interviews
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Amusan, Glory & Samson Nathaniel get IOC Scholarship ahead of #Tokyo2020
On Wednesday March 20th, 2019, the Nigerian Olympic Committee announced the list of Team Nigeria athletes granted an Olympic scholarship for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics. Out of 11 athletes selected from different sports, The trio of; Sprint Hurdles sensation…
Odugbesan, Cecilia & two others make Outdoor debut at Yellow Jacket Invitational
Nigerian student-athletes at Middle Tennessee State University opened their Outdoor season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. National Junior Shot Put Record Holder Isaac Odugbesan transited his magnificent performance in the indoor to outdoor as he claimed a first-place win in…
AISP team donates token to fastest students in Mayflower Private School
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…
Caleb Interhouse sports produce future Nigerian champions
The 22nd edition of Caleb International college’s interhouse sports is set to hold on Wednesday, Feb. 27th at her school premises in Magodo, Lagos and its with great excitement that we wish to announce that the organizers of Athletics in…
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…
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…
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…
TEGA ODELE: FROM BENIN TO BEIJING TO BRAZZAVILLE TO RIO
Tega Odele is the National Sports Festival Champion over the 200m . He was a bronze medalist at The 2015 All-African Games and he is also the 2015 National Champion in the 200m. Tega Odele chats exclusively with ‘Athletic Heat’…
