OREGON 22: Ofili leads a quadruple of Nigerian sprinters into the 200m semifinals

All four Nigerian sprinters entered in the 200m all advances to the semis as the trio of Favour Ofili, Grace Nwokocha and Rosemary Chukwuma all ran brilliantly to secure a spot to the next round, with their male compatriot Udodi…

Oregon22: Nigeria 4x400m mixed qualifies for final

     The quartet of Dubem Amene, Imaobang Nse Uko, Samson Nathaniel and Patience Okon George fought for a spot in the final, securing it with 5th position in a season best time of 3:14.56s  in heat 1 of the 4×400m mixed. …

Unorji, AJ Gold, Aya, Osisike named AOTW

With the wonderful performances last week at the Nigerian Junior Trials, we have decided to recognize the best four across the Track and Field events. While we acknowledge the wonderful performances at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, we also want to…

Ekporere, AJ Gold, Aya hit huge PBs at World Junior Trials

The Stephen Keshi stadium, Asaba, Delta state played host to the One day Athletics trials held for Junior athletes who are looking forward to represent Nigeria at the forthcoming World Junior Championships in Kenya later this month. There were stellar…

Athletic Heat Co-founder, Ruth Usoro hits Long Jump Olympic standard, two to go!

Yes, two more standards to hit for Ruth Usoro as the Olympic Games are fast approaching. Yesterday, Feb 26th which was Day One of the Big 12 Indoor Championship, she hit a massive Personal Best of 6.82m in her last…

Ruth Usoro opens 2019 Outdoor season with 23.53s

South Plan’s Sophomore and Athletic Heat Co-founder, Ruth Usoro was at the Fearless Champions Meet hosted by Texas Tech University last weekend. Usoro led the race from start to finish and posting a blistering 23.53s to commence her outdoor season.…

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…

Favour Ofili, Joseph Edafiadhe & 2 others set to rep Uniport at African Universities Olympics

University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) would feature four athletes and a coach at the forthcoming maiden African Universities Olympics holding in Egypt. The School’s Director of Sports, Prof. Ken Anugweje told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that…

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…

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…