Tag: Athletes
Pay our athletes grants to motivate them coaches plead with NSC
The National Sports Commission (NSC), has been urged to speed up the payments of grants to elite Nigerian athletes ahead…
2025 NPUGA Games: Private universities unite at opening ceremony in Babcock University
the Games officially begin, there is great excitement and anticipation for the days of competition ahead, with hopes that the…
Hilarious Sports Interviews: When Athletes Say the Darndest Things
Muhammad Ali wasn’t just an incredible athlete; he was also a genius with words, and he used them to build…
How Technology Is Changing Sports: The Role of Analytics and Digital Platforms in Athlete Training
Mobile apps and digital platforms combine the functionality of sports technology with the accessibility of a digital platform. As an…
Stop using wrong expression, no poaching in sports – Ebewele
Former national athlete Brown Ebewele on Sunday in Benin said the use of the term “poaching of athletes’’ in Nigerian…
Our programmes for athletes in 2019 African Games – Ministry official
The Federal Government has assured athletes for the 12th All African Games in Morocco of adequate support that will enhance…
Ogun Mobilises 300 Athletes for South West Zonal elimination
Over 300 ball games players are to represent Ogun State in the South West Zonal elimination competition, ahead of the…
Athletes laud Asaba 2018 spectators
Three of the athletes at the ongoing 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships (ASAC) in Asaba on Saturday applauded spectators at…
10 athletes who abscond during Commonwealth Games face deportation
Ten athletes and a coach who went missing during the Commonwealth Games face deportation from Australia.
Para-Powerlifting Federation developing retirement plan for athletes — President
The Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation (NPPF) says it is working out a retirement plan for its athletes. The federation’s President, Queen…
National Youth Games: Over 120 athletes to feature for Kwara state
Tunde Kazeem, Kwara State Director of Sports on Wednesday said that the state would be presenting over 120 athletes at…
Okpekpe Race: Local athletes urged to take advantage of certification
Organisers of the 10-kilometre Okpekpe International Road Race, have urged Nigerian athletes to take advantage of this year's competition to…
Nigerian Athletes are not exposed- NTF
Nigerian athletes’ abysmal performance at international competitions are due to lack of exposure, Gideon Akinshola, a board member of the…
Two Nigerian athletes to compete in Paris Marathon
Two Nigerian athletes that emerged as winners at the last Lagos City Marathon are to be sponsored to the April…
Stakeholders eulogise Buhari over athletes’ reward
Festus Allen, a former Coach of 3SC FC of Ibadan has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for fulfilling his promise to…
31 elite athletes from 8 nations for Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Organisers say no fewer than 31 elite runners from eight countries have signed on for the Access Bank Lagos City…
Okagbare fails to win IAAF Athletes Commission seat
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare completed a disappointing World Athletics Championships on Sunday at Beijing in China by losing out in the…
AAG: Sports Commission sends athletes’ blood samples to South Africa
Al-Hassan Yakmut, Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), says it sent blood samples of athletes competing in the 11th All Africa…
Lagos’s 214 Athletes, 23 Coaches Ready For NSSF
A contingent of 214 athletes, 23 coaches will represent Team Lagos at the 2014 National Schools Sports Festival which takes…
Condoms hottest item at Asian Games
Athletes are snapping up thousands of free condoms being given out at the Asian Games, organizers said Thursday. “We’ve been…
2012 Olympic Athletes Had Bad Teeth, Reveals Study
Many elite athletes who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games had levels of oral health similar to those of poverty-stricken…
2012 Olympic Athletes Had Bad Teeth, Reveals Study
Many elite athletes who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games had levels of oral health similar to those of poverty-stricken…
IAAF World Tourney: Nigeria Crashes Out In 400m Hurdles
Team Nigeria’s hopes of clinching medals in the Women’s 400m Hurdles event at the ongoing 14th IAAF World Championships in…
Adopt-A-Talent Athletes Receive Jonathan’s Rewards
Two athletes of Adopt-A-Talent Sports Program were part of the athletes that received monetary reward from President Ebele Goodluck Jonathan…
Athletes Ready For Youth Tourney In Warri
With less than 24 hours to the commencement of hostilities at the inaugural African Athletics Championships holding in Warri, Delta…
Why I Dumped Athletics For Wheelchair Basketball
Many sports athletes take delight in competing as an individual athlete as against taking part in a team sport. But…
Athletics: Obajimi Hails Standard Of Premier Lotto Tourney
A board member of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Gloria Obajimi, has commended the organisers and athletes taking part in…
NOC Wants Early Preparation For Commonwealth Games
The Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC,is planning to start early preparations for the athletes that would represent the country at the…
Powerlifting: Nigerians Prepare For Arnold Classics
Athletes on the stable of Nigeria International Powerlifting Association, NIPA have been preparing for the annual Arnold Schwarzenegger Powerlifting and…
Athletes Make Case For Traditional Sports
A call has gone to the sports authority to give recognition to traditional sports in the country. The athletes competing…