East Africans sweep 2021 Lagos City Marathon
East Africans on Saturday dominated the 2021 edition of the Lagos City Marathon with Emmanuel Naibei and Meseret Dinke emerging winners of the race and taking away a cash prize of...... Read moreAccess Bank Lagos City Marathon: Kenya, Ethiopia Elite Runners Arrive
The strong cast of elite runners invited for the 2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon are now in town for Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated race. According to an official statement released by Olukayode...... Read moreObasanjo To Flag Off Second Onitsha City Marathon
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has promised to flag off the second edition of Onitsha City Marathon (OCM) scheduled to take place in the commercial city on September 25, 2021. Obasanjo...... Read moreObaseki Adopts 400m Runner, Eraiyokan
Nigeria’s preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games has been given a major boost by the Edo State Governor Mr Godwin Obaseki following his adoption of Quater miler Orukpe Eraiyokan. The...... Read more9 Nigerian Athletes Compete At Tunis Para Athletics Grand Prix
No fewer than nine Nigerian Para-Athletes on Thursday joined their counterparts at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix series taking place in Tunis, Tunisia. The athletes’ participation was posted on...... Read moreNigeria’s Athletics Queen Blessing Okagbare Enters Guinness Book of World Records
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare on Wednesday shared...... Read moreLagos Marathon Holds April 10
The organisers of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Monday announced April 10 as the date for the 2021 edition. The Project Consultant of the race, Bukola Olopade, in a statement...... Read moreWorld Indoor Championships Postponed To 2023
World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China have been postponed to 2023 due to the coronavirus pandemic, World Athletics said on Thursday. “It is with regret that we have agreed with the...... Read more2021 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Organisers Reduce Number Of Runners
The organisers of the annual Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have announced two major changes to the 2021 edition of the Silver Label race, with the first being that only 10,000...... Read moreWorld’s Fastest Man To Miss Tokyo Olympics
The men’s world 100-metre champion, Christian Coleman, was banned Tuesday for two years for breaching anti-doping rules. “The Disciplinary Tribunal has upheld the AIU’s charge and banned sprinter Christian Coleman of...... Read moreUgandan Teenager Wins 2020 World Half Marathon
Ugandan athlete Jacob Kiplimo bagged a gold medal at the 2020 World Half Marathon in Poland on Saturday. The 19-year-old long distance runner finished the race in 58 minutes and 49...... Read moreEl-Rufai To Participate In Maiden Kaduna Marathon
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday, says the state is making arrangements to host a half-marathon on Nov. 21, 2020, tagged ‘Kaduna Runs’. According to him, the maiden marathon...... Read moreEx-Head Of World Athletics Diack Sent To Jail For Corruption
The former head of world athletics’ governing body, Lamine Diack, was convicted in France on Wednesday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years...... Read moreKaduna To Hold Maiden International Marathon Race
Kaduna State Government says it is committed to revive sports generally in the state, beginning with the international marathon race slated for November. Mr Jimi Lawal, the Chairman of the committee...... Read moreFarah Breaks One-Hour World Record
Mo Farah is a two-time Olympic champion in both the 10,000m and 5,000m Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah broke the one-hour world record on his return to the track at Friday’s...... Read moreBREAKING: Sprint Legend Usain Bolt Tests Positive For Coronavirus
World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with...... Read moreUganda’s Cheptegei Smashes 5,000m World Record At Monaco Diamond League
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei produced a brilliant display of solo running to break Kenenisa Bekele’s 16-year-old 5,000 metres world record on Friday. The 23-year-old broke the record by almost two seconds at...... Read moreOlympic Champion Van Niekerk Tests Positive For COVID-19 In Italy — Report
South Africa’s Olympic 400 metres champion Wayde van Niekerk tested positive for COVID-19 in Italy last week, according to the Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. Van Niekerk, who romped to Olympic gold...... Read moreWorld Champion Cheruiyot Ready To Hunt For Glory On The Track Again
Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot, the 1,500 metres world champion, is hoping to return to competitive running next month after a hiatus caused by the coronavirus crisis. Cheruiyot, a three-time Diamond League winner,...... Read moreEx-World Marathon Record Holder Banned For Four Years For Anti-Doping Rules Violations
Kenya’s former world marathon record holder Wilson Kipsang has been banned for four years after violating anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Friday. Kipsang, who claimed the world record...... Read moreAthlete Faces Jail For Forging Medical Documents
Kenyan marathon runner Florence Jepkosgei Chepsoi is facing a jail term for presenting false medical documents to support her case against doping, the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK) said on Thursday....... Read moreAccess Bank Lagos City Marathon Organisers, Athletes Quarrel Over Delayed ‘Prize Monies’
Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have expressed disappointment at the ‘attitude’ of some athletes, who are said to be grumbling over delay in payment of their entitlements five...... Read moreRome Diamond League Goes Home
Rome’s Diamond League meeting, which had been shifted to Naples when the Olympic Stadium was earmarked for the European football championships, will now be held in the capital city after all....... Read moreWorld Athletics Suspends Tokyo Olympics Qualifying Until Dec
World Athletics announced on Tuesday track and field qualification for next year’s Tokyo Olympics has been suspended until December 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Games have already been pushed...... Read moreI Can Win Gold In Tokyo At 39 — Gatlin
Former Olympic and world 100m champion Justin Gatlin says he can win gold at the Tokyo Olympics despite him likely being 39 when the postponed Games take place. The Olympics, due...... Read more