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Acting AFN President vows to unravel all past corrupt practices

Olamide George, Acting President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), says a fact-finding committee will work diligently in line with the law to unravel all past corrupt practices in the federation. George...... Read more Kosgei Targets Olympic Gold After Smashing World Record

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei, the fastest-ever woman marathon runner, has set her sights on next year’s Olympic games, where a win will solidify her place among the greatest to have ever competed...... Read more AFN factions fight dirty

Contending parties in the crisis-torn Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) are fighting dirty, with both suspending each other in quick succession. On Tuesday, December 4, 2019, the AFN Board met in...... Read more Buhari To Flag Off 2019 anti-corruption Marathon in Abuja

Mr Jacob Onu, National Coordinator of the National Anti-Corruption Marathon Race, says plans have been concluded for the flagging off of the 2019 edition of the race by President Muhammadu Buhari...... Read more Why Ogba Resigned From AFN Board — Spokesman

The Chairman of the Delta State Athletics Association Solomon Ogba has resigned from the present board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). Media adviser to the two-time former AFN President,...... Read more Mo Farah To Run 10,000m At Tokyo Olympics

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will defend his 10,000m title at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Great Britain’s Farah, 36, quit track events in 2017 to concentrate on the marathon. But having...... Read more IAAF Acknowledges Receipt Of $130,000 Overpayment, Thanks Minister

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has acknowledged receipt of the full payment of $130,000, being grants overpayment it erroneously made to the Athletes Federation of Nigeria (AFN). The IAAF...... Read more Beyioku Is New AFN Secretary-General

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development has announced the deployment of Adisa Beyioku as the new Secretary-General at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN). The ministry, in a statement...... Read more Kenya’s Kiptum Gets Four-Year Ban For Doping

Kenya's former world half marathon record holder Abraham Kiptum has been banned for four years over an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said here The AIU, which oversees integrity...... Read more AFN Technical Director Adeleye Removed as Ministry Recalls Secretary General

Embattled Technical Director, Athletic Federation of Nigeria, Mr. Sunday Adeleye has been removed, making him the first casualty of the radical reforms taking place in the sports industry. The sack comes...... Read more Sports Minister Orders Refund Of IAAF Money Paid In Error To Nigeria

Nigeria’s sports minister Sunday Dare on Wednesday approved the refund of monies wrongfully paid into the account of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria by the International Association of Athletics Federations. “I...... Read more Abeokuta Marathon Will Be Best Ever, Says Olopade

The Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Company, Bukola Olopade, says the maiden Abeokuta City Marathon would be filled with thrills and glamour. The Abeokuta marathon, a 10km road race that...... Read more Kosgei Shatters Women’s Marathon Record

Kosgei smashes Radcliffe’s marathon world record Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei eclipsed the 16-year-old women’s marathon world record held by Britain’s Paula Radcliffe as she retained her Chicago title. The 25-year-old recorded a...... Read more Kipchoge Shatters World Marathon Record

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge made athletics history on Saturday when he became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, stretching the limits of human endeavour and passing a...... Read more AFN Technical Director, Adeleye Queried Over Doha Disaster, To Face Special Disciplinary Committee

The Youth and Sports Ministry has queried the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Technical Director, Sunday Adeleye, over his role in the initial disqualification of sprinters Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare...... Read more World Championships: Team Nigeria Claims First Medal As Ese Brume Leaps To Bronze

Ese Brume picked up Nigeria’s first medal at the Athletics World Championship in Doha, winning Bronze in the Long jump event. Brume leaped to a 6.91 mark (+0.3 wind) in her...... Read more Nigeria Relay Teams Fumble In Doha

Team Nigeria’s poor run at the on-going 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha continued yesterday, as the relay teams failed to advance beyond the first round. After the country’s sole representative...... Read more World Athletics Championships: Coleman Dethrones Gatlin, Wins 100m Gold in 9.76 Seconds

Christian Coleman shrugged off the controversy of his build-up to the World Championships to win the 100m final in 9.76 seconds. The pre-event favourite, who avoided a ban for three missed...... Read more Kenyan Kamworor Breaks Half Marathon World Record

Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor broke the world half-marathon record by 17 seconds in Copenhagen on Sunday when he won the IAAF Gold Label road race with a time of 58 minutes and...... Read more Caster Semenya to Receive Gold Medal from 2011 World Championships

Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya will be officially awarded her gold medal from the 2011 world athletics championships at this year’s edition in Doha, but will not be there to...... Read more Tobi Amusan, Wins ISTAF IAAF 100m Hurdles In Berlin

Sprint hurdler, Tobilola Amusan is a lady on a mission. The African Senior Championship queen, who last week added the African Games gold medal to her rich trophy chest, yesterday showed...... Read more Why We Initiated Onitsha City Marathon — Organisers

The organisers of Onitsha City Marathon whose maiden edition will hold on October 25, 2019 have given reasons they deemed it necessary to initiate a marathon for the historic city of...... Read more I’m Not Under Pressure to Break Ajunwa’s Record, Says Brume

Nigeria’s long jump sensation, Ese Brume, has been tipped to win the gold at Africa Games which is expected to go in full swing today in Rabat, Morocco. Brume leads the...... Read more Semenya to Miss Doha Worlds after Swiss Court Ruling

Caster Semenya will not defend her world 800m title in Doha in September after a Swiss judge overruled a temporary suspension on the IAAF's controversial testosterone-curbing rules, her representatives said Tuesday....... Read more Kenyan Marathoner Biwott Banned for Eight Years

Kenyan marathoner Salome Jerono Biwott has been banned for eight years after being found guilty of committing a second doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Thursday in another...... Read more