AFN accepts responsibility for ineligible athletes
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AFN accepts responsibility for ineligible athletes

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has taken responsibility after 10 athletes from the country…

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Ten Nigerian athletes barred from Tokyo 2020 over drug-test standards
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Ten Nigerian athletes barred from Tokyo 2020 over drug-test standards

Ten Nigerian athletes were among 18 competitors from “high-risk” nations who have been barred from…

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Okagbare leads Nigeria track & field quest for medals
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Okagbare leads Nigeria track & field quest for medals

Blessing Okagbare’s experience and bright performances will be a tonic to the track and field…

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Nigeria at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: The shift from competitors to Olympic medal contenders
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Nigeria at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: The shift from competitors to Olympic medal contenders

Tokyo 2020 could herald the start of a new reign for Africans across multiple sports…

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Olympics set back for Nigeria as 4x400m team is disqualified
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Olympics set back for Nigeria as 4x400m team is disqualified

World Athletics has reportedly disqualified the Nigerian women’s 4x400m team from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics…

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American sprinter tests positive for cannabis, could miss Olympics
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American sprinter tests positive for cannabis, could miss Olympics

American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has tested positive for cannabis, sources have told Reuters, and she…

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Team Nigeria List 61 Athletes to Compete at Tokyo 2020
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Team Nigeria List 61 Athletes to Compete at Tokyo 2020

With 24 days to the start of the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo, Team Nigeria…

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Breaking! Fraction of a second too late for Nigeria’s men’s 4×100 team in Tokyo 2020 qualifiers
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Breaking! Fraction of a second too late for Nigeria’s men’s 4×100 team in Tokyo 2020 qualifiers

The Nigeria’s 4x100m men’s team have crashed out of qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics…

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Lagos ready for Open Athletics Championships
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Lagos ready for Open Athletics Championships

The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa as well as the…

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Usain Bolt has twin boys – Thunder and Saint Leo Bolt
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Usain Bolt has twin boys – Thunder and Saint Leo Bolt

All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced on Sunday the…

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire Arrive Lagos For Invitational Relays
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Trials: Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire Arrive Lagos For Invitational Relays

Two out of the seven countries confirmed for the invitational relays scheduled as part of…

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MKO Abiola, Africa’s Pillar of Sports’ March to June 12
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MKO Abiola, Africa’s Pillar of Sports’ March to June 12

BY KUNLE SOLAJA Only one man was ever bestowed with the title, Africa’s Pillar of…

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Tokyo 2020: Marathon runner Sinead Diver will become Australia’s oldest-ever Olympian at age 44
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Tokyo 2020: Marathon runner Sinead Diver will become Australia’s oldest-ever Olympian at age 44

For proof that Olympic dreams can be realised later in life, one need only look…

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Tokyo 2020: Cloud gets clearer for Team Nigeria
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Tokyo 2020: Cloud gets clearer for Team Nigeria

With 46 days to the commencement  of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the cloud is becoming…

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Breaking! African Athletics Championships in trouble again as Nigeria withdraw as hosts
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Breaking! African Athletics Championships in trouble again as Nigeria withdraw as hosts

Nigeria has made a dramatic U-turn over the hosting of the troubled African Athletics Championships.…

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Lagos to Host 22nd African Athletics Championship
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Lagos to Host 22nd African Athletics Championship

Thirty-two years after hosting the sixth edition of the African Senior Athletics Championship, Lagos has…

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AMERICA’S LEE EVANS, 1968 OLYMPIC 400M CHAMPION, DIES IN NIGERIA
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AMERICA’S LEE EVANS, 1968 OLYMPIC 400M CHAMPION, DIES IN NIGERIA

Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400m champion and human rights activist, has died at age…

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AFN AND MAKING OF CHAMPIONS FINALIZE PLANS FOR OLYMPICS QUALIFYING TRIALS
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AFN AND MAKING OF CHAMPIONS FINALIZE PLANS FOR OLYMPICS QUALIFYING TRIALS

By PAUL AKAGBEMHE The Athletics Federation of Nigeria AFN in conjunction with the Making Of…

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NIGERIA MOVE WITHIN FIVE PLACES OF QUALIFYING  FOR TOKYO 2020 RELAY
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NIGERIA MOVE WITHIN FIVE PLACES OF QUALIFYING  FOR TOKYO 2020 RELAY

Team Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team got off to a good start at the PVAMU…

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TOKYO 2020: TEAM NIGERIA  CAMP OPENS AT KISARAZU ON JULY 3RD
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TOKYO 2020: TEAM NIGERIA  CAMP OPENS AT KISARAZU ON JULY 3RD

Nigeria’s Ministry of  Youth and Sports Development has unveiled  a comprehensive plan  for Team Nigeria towards…

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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER DISSOLVES SPORTS 31 OF 32 FEDERATIONS
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NIGERIA’S SPORTS MINISTER DISSOLVES SPORTS 31 OF 32 FEDERATIONS

Only the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) which has a special status as a parastatal under…

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