Tag: Athletes
‘Nigeria’ll Shine In Athletics’
National record holder in the 400m women hurdles, Ajoke Odumosu, has disclosed that there is prospect for Team Nigeria to…
Erico, Mensah To Screen Athletes
Top Nigerian sports coaches in the service of Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme will begin a three day screening exercise for the…
Ghana Sends 9 Athletes To Olympics
Ghana will hinge her hopes on Olympics glory on nine athletes who will represent the country at the Summer Games…
Adopt-A-Talent Committee To Unveil Sponsored Athletes
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme of Lagos State Government is gradually achieving its objective, as some of the athletes of the programme…
Olympic Games: Team Nigeria’ll Perform —Ogba
As the London 2012 Olympics draw closer, president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has assured sports-loving…
Botswana Fails To Reach Target
Botswana has failed to attain the target of 12 athletes qualifying for the London 2012 Olympic Games to be staged…
Police Athletes Clear 20km Walk Medals
Athletes of the Nigeria Police have cleared majority of the medals available in the 20km Walk event of the ongoing…
Olympic Trials: Sales Boom In Calabar
Traders in and around the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar, Cross River State, are raking cool cash from their sales as…
348 Athletes Burn Calabar Tracks At Olympic Trials
About 348 international and local athletes are featuring in the Nigerian Athletics Championships, tagged Calabar 2012. The championships, which hold…
GRAND PRIX: Athletes From 20 Nations To Burn Warri Tracks
The 1st Warri Relays fashioned after such great forebears like the American Penns and Texas relays will be the focus…
Athletics: IAAF Defends New Blocks
Newly-designed starting blocks to be used at the London Olympics will “enhance” the performance of athletes, according to the sport’s…
Athletes Task AFN
As the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN intensifies preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the nation’s athletes have tasked…
Freeman Backs Pearson For Olympic Glory
Cathy Freeman believes hurdler Sally Pearson has the head and shoulders to bear the enormous weight of expectation placed on…
Don’t Rely On NSC For Medals, Badmington Coach Tells Team Nigeria
A badminton coach, who trained two junior medalists at the just-concluded Ibile Games 2012, Greg Sylvester, has advised Nigerian athletes…
No More Mercenaries In Lagos Sports —Fashola
The Lagos State Sports Festival, tagged Ibile Games 2012 came to an end on Saturday with the State Governor, Babatunde…
Akerele Applauds Wushu Kungfu
Presisident of the Lagos Wushu Kungfu Association, Olusesan Akerele, has rated high the standard of wushu kungfu at the ongoing…
Athletes Beg Fashola For Boats
Athletes that took part in the just concluded Lagos State Boat Race for Clubs Championship has made a clarion call…
Ibile Games: Yaba LCDA Maintains Top Spot
Yaba LCDA has maintained its class in the ongoing Lagos State Sports Festival, tagged “Ibile Games” aimed at preparing athletes…
Medal’ll Heal Tlish’s Pains
Those gestures of daffy jubilation in sports are well known. Some athletes rock and weigh their arms for their pregnant…
Ahead London Olympics: London Will Be Home To Team Nigeria — Ogba
President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba, has said that the city of London will be another home…
MFM To Burn Yaba Tracks
The tracks of the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos will come alive today and tomorrow as athletes participating in the…
2012 Olympics: ‘Team Nigeria Won’t Disappoint In London’
President of Athletics Federtion of Nigeria, AFN, Solomon Ogba has once again expressed confidence in the ability of Nigerian track…
Lagos Deaf Sports Holds In Agege
Lagos State Deaf Sports Association held its inter-clubs championship at the Agege Stadium this week. The participating athletes, who came…
WAUG To Produce Future Champions
The ongoing West African Universities Games, WAUG, could produce athletes for Nigeria in the future. With over 2,000 athletes expected…
32 Athletes To Represent Ben Idahosa Varsity
At least 32 athletes will represent Benson Idahosa University, BIU, Benin-City, Edo State, at the 13thWest African University Games, WAUG,…
Inter-Clubs Championship: Lagosians Urged To Form Clubs
Lagosians have been advised to use the opportunity of the Lagos Inter-Clubs Championship to form clubs of their own in…
Lagos Inter-Clubs Tourney: Judo, Swimming, Volleyball Ready
Baring any unforeseen circumstance, Lagos Judo, Swimming and Volleyball Associations will flag their quarterly Inter-Clubs Championship this month. The talent…
Ahead 2012 National Sports Festival: Surulere Ready To Host Athletes
Surulere Local Government Area Chairman, Mr Tajudeen Ajide, has declared the council’s readiness to host the athletes coming from all…
Olympics: Nigerian Athletes Off To US Sunday
In a bid to ensure that Nigerian athletes put up an impressive performance at this year’s Olympic Games in London,…
Judo Boss Begs NSC Over Exclusion From Olympics
President of the Nigeria Judo Federation, NJF, Issa Matori, has expressed dissatisfaction over the exclusion of Judo as one of…