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‘Amusan deserves apologies over world record hate’ Former American middle-distance runner Kyle Merber believes those who questioned Tobi Amusan after her women’s 100m hurdles world record in 2022 owe the Nigerian an apology, following the growing belief that the...... Read more Elite athletes arrive for 11th Okpekpe Int’l 10km Road Race Ethiopian star Lemi Teshome and Kenyan runner Fridah Ndinda are among the top international elite athletes expected to arrive in Lagos on Wednesday en route to Auchi for the 11th edition of...... Read more NBF eyes Commonwealth Games redemption after Olympics failure The Nigeria Boxing Federation has set its sights on six gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as the body looks to recover from the administrative turmoil that undermined its...... Read more Lagos woos Otedola to champion cycle fest

The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has called on business mogul and philanthropist Femi Otedola to champion the upcoming Lagos Cycle Fest after the billionaire recently attracted...... Read more African Open: Onyinyechi smashes world record as Nigeria wins 49 medals

Nigeria finished second overall at the African Open Para-Powerlifting Championships in Oran with an outstanding haul of 49 medals after Onyinyechi Mark smashed both the world and African records on the final...... Read more Okpekpe Int’l 10km Race gets broadcast deal

The Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, the first road race in West Africa to earn World Athletics Label status, will be broadcast live worldwide on May 30, organisers have announced. The race,...... Read more African athletes possess NFL traits in abundance — Umenyiora

Two-time Super Bowl champion and Head of NFL Africa, Osi Umenyiora, talks about the NFL’s International Player Pathway Programme, discovering Nigerian prospect Uar Bernard, the growing influence of African athletes in...... Read more 270 athletes begin journey to stardom in Edo

Over 270 young athletes from 20 schools participated in the 2026 Discovering Tomorrow’s Star talent hunt programme at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, Edo on Thursday. The athletes won medals in athletics,...... Read more Tabugbo eyes Commonwealth Games success

Nigeria’s Adaobi Tabugbo has shifted her attention towards the Commonwealth Games following her breakthrough performance at the African Athletics Championships in Accra, where she won bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles behind...... Read more Amusan targets World Ultimate Champs qualification

Nigeria’s sprint hurdler Tobi Amusan has set her sights on qualification for the World Ultimate Championships after opening her 2026 season with a strong start, following a gold-medal win at the...... Read more Ezechukwu eyes double gold in African Champs

Teenage Nigerian sprinter Miracle Ezechukwu has set her sights on winning both the 100m and 4x100m relay titles at the 24th African Athletics Championships in Accra, while also targeting a new personal...... Read more International Sambo Federation hails blind Nigerian athletes

The International SAMBO Federation has praised Nigeria’s growing influence in blind sambo, highlighting the country’s recent string of podium finishes as evidence that its visually impaired athletes have yet to reach their...... Read more Adeshina bags Texas Tech student-athlete award

Nigeria’s high jumper and national record holder, Temitope Adeshina, has won the International Student-Athlete Excellence Award in the women’s category at the 2026 Red & Black Gala of Texas Tech, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more Ikoyi Club set to host inter-school swimming league

The Chairman of the Swimming Section of Ikoyi Club 1938, Akinbulejo Onabolu, has assured participants of an exciting competition at the first leg of the second edition of the Quomodo Inter-School Swimming...... Read more Nigeria face Netherlands, Jamaica in 4x400m heat

Nigeria will confront a formidable line-up including the Netherlands and Jamaica in the mixed 4x400m heats at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone today, with qualification for major global championships at stake,...... Read more Okezie runs 300m PB in South Africa

African Games 400m champion, Chidi Okezie, has set a new personal best of 32.05s in the men’s 300m at the Simbine Classic in Pretoria, South Africa, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. He recorded...... Read more Nigeria arrive Botswana for World Relays

Team Nigeria are due to arrive in Gaborone today ahead of the 2026 World Athletics Relays, following a long-haul journey from Lagos that underlines the scale of their preparations for the global...... Read more NSC announces UK trials for diaspora athletes

The National Sports Commission has announced plans to hold open trials in the United Kingdom for Nigerian diaspora athletes as part of their strategy aimed at strengthening talent identification and development, Saturday...... Read more Brume, Okezie join global stars for Kip Keino Classic

Nigeria’s long jump star, Ese Brume, and African Games 400m champion, Chidi Okezie, are set to compete at the Kip Keino Classic on Thursday at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The...... Read more AFN opens World Relays camp in Lagos

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has opened a training camp in Lagos for Team Nigeria ahead of the 2026 World Relays Championship in Gaborone, Botswana, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The camp, which began on...... Read more Global interest peaks ahead of Okpekpe 10km race

The build-up to the 11th edition of the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race has been marked by a surge in global interest, with organisers reporting a flood of participation requests from...... Read more AFN open to Ofili’s return after failed Turkey switch

The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobok Okowa, has left the door open for Favour Ofili to return to representing the country after her application to switch allegiance to...... Read more Ogundiran wins USTFCCCA Athlete of The Week award

Nigeria’s rising sprint star Blessing Ogundiran has been named National Athlete of the Week in the NAIA women’s category by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association following...... Read more Onojuvwevwo sets world lead as Ogundiran breaks NAIA record

Nigeria’s Ella Onojuvwevwo continued her scintillating 2026 season with a blistering 49.59s run over 400m at the Battle on the Bayou in Louisiana, setting a new world lead and rewriting the record...... Read more Ethiopians sweep top spots in Yenagoa 10km race

Ethiopian athletes dominated the inaugural Yenagoa City International 10KM Race in Bayelsa State, with Habtamu Birhane taking the men’s title in a commanding performance, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Birhane crossed the finish line in...... Read more