Tag: IAAF World Athletics Championships
Ugandan Kiplangat wins men’s marathon in Budapest
Kiplangat, 23, added: "It was hard today because it was so hot but I felt comfortable because I prepared well…
Nigeria’s quartet sets African record, qualifies for World Athletics Championships
The quartet of Favour Ashe, Alaba Akintola, Godson Brume and Udodi Onwuzuruike, who is a reigning World Under-20 champion, ran…
Team Nigeria third in Nairobi’s World Athletics Championship
Hosts Kenya finished top with eight gold, one silver and seven bronze medals, while Finland narrowly beat Nigeria to the…
American Lyles wins world’s 200m gold
Noah Lyles produced a superb performance to win the world 200 metres title in his first major championships on Tuesday.
Empty seats mar World Athletics Championships in Doha
Qatar confidently promised there would be "no empty seats" when it first bid for the World Athletics Championships -- three…
IAAF World Championships: Divine Oduduru out of the 200metres race
Nigeria's Divine Oduduru finished last in the third semi-final heat for the 200 metres race at the IAAF World Athletics…
JUST IN: Blessing Okagbare disqualified in 200m again
Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria's medal hope in the 200m in IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha has been disqualified for a…
Jamaica’s Fraser Pryce now world’s fastest woman
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a 10.71 seconds to win the world 100 metres title at the 2019 World Championships in…
Updated: IAAF reinstates Oduduru, Okagbare in 200m, 4×100 relays
Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare will be given spots at the starting line for the 200 meters at the World…
Oduduru’s name missing in 200m start list at World Athletics Chamionship
Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru will no longer compete at the 2019 World Championships in Doha as he was not included…
Okagbare, Oduduru may be axed from World Athletics Championship
Two Nigerian medal contenders are in jeopardy of being booted from world championships because their federation entered them in events…
IAAF World Tourney: Nigeria Qualify For 4x400m Relay Final
Team Nigeria early today qualified for the final of the 4x400m Women’s Relay at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships…
All Eyes On Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare
Only few countries in the world can lay claim to be divergent in their opinion on sports matters as Nigeria.…
IAAF World Championships: Toblow Commends AFN
Renowned athletics coach, Tobias Igwe, has commended the country’s preparation for the 2013 International Association of Athletics Federations, IAAF World…