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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 Nigeria chase more World Relays tickets in Botswana trials

Team Nigeria will remain in Gaborone to compete at the Botswana National Trials from April 3 to 5 as they seek additional qualification spots for the World Athletics Relays, following a strong...... Read more Individual awards race heats up at NCF T20i

The race for individual honours at the NCF Women’s Invitational 2026, tagged the Patricia Kambarami Cup, has evolved into a gripping subplot ahead of the semi-finals, with standout performers across the batting...... Read more Team Nigeria chases World Champs spot in Botswana

Nigeria’s relay teams are set to arrive in Gaborone, Botswana, on Thursday (today) to compete at the Lefika International Relays, as the country steps up its push to secure qualification for the...... Read more Lagos sets up LOC for National Intermediate Games

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the inauguration of the Local Organising Committee for the maiden edition of the National Intermediate Games, scheduled to be hosted by the state later this...... Read more My dream is to represent Nigeria at Olympics – Viral jumper Dauda

Viral TikTok videos have put 18-year-old Quadri Dauda, a secondary school student high-jump prodigy from Ajawa, in the spotlight. Eager for his first competitive race, he discusses his ambitions, challenges, and...... Read more Dauda shows raw talent, needs urgent grooming – Coach Soetan

In this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE, former national champions, board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and coach, Lekan Soetan, who specialises in jumps, pole vault, and decathlon, speaks on...... Read more Record holder Amusan to battle Olympic champ Russell in Eugene

World record holder Tobi Amusan will face reigning Olympic champion Masai Russell, two-time world champion Danielle Williams and World Championships bronze medallist Grace Stark in what promises to be one of the...... Read more Lagos schools begin chase for glory at 3rd TASG

The Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex will come alive from Friday, March 20 to 21, as some of Lagos’s finest sporting schools converge for the third edition of The Athletics School...... Read more NSC rewards youth athletes in Abuja

In continuation of the National Sports Commission’s move to reward junior athletes who excelled at different competitions for the country in 2025, the country’s apex sports body visited the Nigerian Tulip International...... Read more Diamond League announces Amusan for Prefontaine Classic

Tobi Amusan will make her return to the track at the Prefontaine Classic after organisers confirmed the Nigerian world record holder among the headline athletes for the women’s 100m hurdles race in...... Read more Lagos schools gear up for TASG athletics showcase

The Athletics School Games will return this month for its third edition, with the sports complex of Yaba College of Technology set to host the two-day event from March 20 to 21....... Read more Abinusawa wins double Ivy conference gold

Forehan Abinusawa delivered a commanding sprint double at the Ivy League Indoor Championships, winning gold in both the 60m and 200m and earning recognition as the women’s Co-Outstanding Track Performer, PUNCH Sports Extra reports....... Read more