12th AAG: Tobi Amusan Breaks 20-Year Record
Nigerian athletes at the ongoing All Africa Games in Morocco have continued to impress with record-breaking performances. Tobi Amusan is the rave of the moment after breaking a 20-year-old All African Games record that was previously held by another Nigerian, Gloria Alozie. On Wednesday, August 28, 2019, Amusan won the 100m Hurdles event, setting a […]
Okagbare, Oduduru Set to Compete In Hungary
The duo of Blessing Okagbare and Divine Oduduru have been shortlisted to compete at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial meet in Budapest, Hungary on Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Both Nigerians were listed on the provisional list released by the organizers of the event on 8th July. Okagbare will be looking to make her third consecutive win […]
Region II Championships: AFN Names 25 Players To Represent Nigeria
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has named 25 athletes to represent the country at the upcoming Region II ECOWAS U-20 and Senior Open Athletics Championships inNiamey 2019. The list released by the Technical Director of the AFN, Sunday Adeleye, also includes the names of four coaches who will be joining the Nigerian contingent at the […]
Did You Know- The First Black Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal in a Field Activity was a Nigerian?
History makers, record breakers, trail blazers and the list goes on and on. These are the stuff that many Nigerians are made off. One of such is the Woman; Chioma Ajunwa-Opara; the first Black African woman to win an Olympic gold medal in a field activity. Born 25 December 1970, Chioma Ajunwa, a native of […]
Golden Moments In Sports: When Onome Broke Into The 2017 IAAF 400m Semi
Nigeria sprinter, Glory Nathaniel Onome, made her dream run at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London, where she clocked a Personal Best of 55.30 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals of the women’s 400m hurdles. Onome, who was drawn in lane 3 of the fifth and final heat of the first round, put up […]
Oduduru Breaks Through Sub-10 Barrier, Sets New 200m NR in Texas
Divine Ejowkovoghene Oduduru has made a habit of breaking through long established records and setting new records of his own. The Nigerian produced an impressive performance at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco, Texas, over the weekend. Oduduru was scheduled to take part in both the men’s 100m and 200m events at the invitational. In […]
#IWD2019: Top 10 Female Athletes
Women are a force to reckon with in today’s advancing digital world. At the helm of every sector in every nation of the world is a woman who has proven herself to be a leader in the global scene. In Nigeria, women are taking on more responsibilities in every division of our country’s booming economy, […]
Peak Reassure Para-Powerlifters As World Tourney Kicks Off In Lagos
Peak Milk has reemphasized its unfailing support to the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation for the development of para-athletes and the federation’s facilities. The dairy mammoth-brand will continue to provide Nigeria’s para-athletes with the needed products that will help them build stronger muscles and improve their general health. The Managing Director of Friesland Campina Wamco, manufacturers of […]
2018 NSF: We Are On A Hunt For Fresh Talents, Says Chukwumerije
The Technical Director, Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF), Chika Chukwumerije, has said that the federation is on a hunt for fresh new talents at the ongoing 2018 National Sports Festival (NSF), at the National Stadium, Abuja. Chukwumerije told newsmen at the festival that since Day 1 of the tournament, there have been quite a number of […]
Oreweme Directs Athletes To Be More Disciplined
The Director of Federations, Elite Athletes Department (FEAD) of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Tayo Oreweme, has asked athletes of the federation to be very disciplined in their quest for global glory. Speaking at the 8th edition of Tony International Gymnastics (TIG) championship in Abuja on Saturday, where she represented the Minister for Youth and […]
10,000 Runners Register For 2018 Lagos Women Run (LWR)
A total of 10,000 women from Lagos and neighboring states have registered for the 2018 edition of the Lagos Women Run (LWR), a 10 kilometer marathon race for Nigerian women of all classes. The LWR is an exclusive marathon race, designed for the social freedom of women across Nigeria. The event is expected to sensitize […]
D’Tigress Make Africa History As They End Their FIBA Women World Cup Campaign
Clearly regarded as one of the teams that would crash out of the tournament in its early stages, the world watched in awe as the Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history right in Tenerife at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Before D’Tigress proved Africa’s strength to the world, no African team had ever […]
Golden Moments in Sports: Nigeria’s First AYG Volleyball Title
Since the inception of the Africa Youth Games (AYG) in 2003, team Nigeria had not been able to pick the Volleyball Boys title despite their Herculean feats at every edition of the tournament. Nigeria, however, would come close on many occasions; time after time the team saw their efforts struck over the bar — denied […]
Golden Moments In Sports: Rio 2016 Olympics – D’Tigers Defeated Croatia
Who would have thought Africa’s Champions would pull a tournament upset and defeat Croatia to win their first match of the Rio 2016 Olympics, but they did —more-so in grand style. Surprise The Croatians had won two of their previous three games, and to the rest of the world it was only natural that the […]
2018 National Youth Games: Day 1 Review
Team Akwa Ibom has picked the first gold medal in Judo in Day 1 of the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin, Kwara state. Judo Ubong Bassey ably defeated Delta’s Uwanne Chukwuemeka in the boys 36kg Judo final to pick the historic win for Akwa Ibom state. Delta’s Chidiebube Ogunedo and Bayelsa’s Shawn Julius, won […]
Nigeria, Egypt, Others Battle For Volleyball Africa Nations Cup Trophy In Abuja
Seven African countries including host, Nigeria, will battle for the crown at the U-21 Volleyball Africa Nations Cup, currently underway at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Abuja. The draws for the teams will be done on Tuesday 11th September, while the competition will kick off proper on Wednesday, 12th September and end […]