Tag: Athletics
Commonwealth Games: Okagbare Eyes Relay Gold
Blessing by name, blessed by nature, Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare hailed a remarkable sprint double after racing to victory in…
C/wealth Games: Can Team Nigeria Surpass New Delhi Outing?
Sam Paul With barely few weeks after the end of the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil, attention has shifted…
24 Hours To Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria Not Ready
Adebobola Alawode With 24 hours to the commencement of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, former Chairman of the…
IBILE Games Hots Up In Lagos
Sunday Akintoye The Lagos State Sports Festival tagged IBILE Games enters its second week with athletes from schools and local…
Athletics: Okagbare Battles World Track Stars In Jamaica
National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica will come alive tomorrow as Nigerian Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare battle world tracks stars…
Kenya’s Kipsang wins London Marathon
African long distance runners dominated Sunday’s London Marathon, with Kenyan World record holder, Wilson Kipsang emerging tops after breasting the…
Asafa Powell calls doping ban unfair
Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell, the former 100m world record holder, slammed the 18-month doping ban meted out to him on…
Diack quits IAAF next year
The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack, said on Thursday that he would retire from…
Athletics: Lagos Builds Data Bank For Athletes Over Age Cheat
Taiwo Adelu The Lagos State government has read the riot act to age cheats and the use of mercenaries in…
Kenyans, Ethiopians sweep Tokyo Marathon
Dickson Chumba won the men’s race at the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday in a meet record of two hours, five…
Tardy Preparations For 2014 C/Wealth Games
When Team Nigeria contingent returned with 11 gold medals from the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games, just as the usual practice,…
Drugs Destroy Athletes, Ohuruogu Warns
British 400m athlete, whose parents hails from Imo State, Nigeria, Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu has warned that on no circumstance should…
‘Nigeria’ll Return To Winning Ways’
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has rolled out plans to make sure Nigeria returns to winning ways in track…
Doping: Powell claims he forgot to check WADA list
Former 100 metre world record holder Asafa Powell told a Jamaican disciplinary hearing that he doubled the dosage of his…
Nigerian Sports Still Crawling At 53
Nigeria as a nation on 1 October 2013 rolled out the red carpet to celebrate her 53rd independence anniversary, but…