Nigerian Athlete, Tobi Amusan, sets new African Indoor 60m hurdles record at Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan

Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan, shattered the longstanding African women’s indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles held by fellow Nigerian Gloria Alozie, by posting an impressive time of 7.77 seconds at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan on Saturday, 28th January 2024. Alozie’s…

Commonwealth Games Federation strips Nigeria of ‘4x100m Women’s Gold’ for doping

The women’s 4×100 meters relay gold medal won by the Nigerian team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has been withdrawn by the Commonwealth Games Federation because of a doping violation by one of the team members, Grace Nwokocha, as announced…

Tobi Amusan becomes 1st Nigerian nominee of World Athlete’s Award

Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, has been nominated for the 2022 Women’s World Athlete of the Year, making her the first Nigerian ever to receive the nomination. The council confirmed a list of 10 nominees for the women’s world Athletics…