Rio 2016 Olympic Games Declared Open

The 2016 Olympic Games officially got underway with a colourful and glamorous opening ceremony held at the famous Maracaña stadium in Rio De Janeiro.There...

Mixed 4x400m Relay approved for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

In what has been described as an innovative move by many , the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the inclusion of four mixed-gender...

Elizabeth Anyanacho puts up a respectable fight in Round 16 defeat...

Nigeria's sole representative in Taekwondo at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Elizabeth Anyanacho exited the competition in the Round of 16 after losing 12-7 to...

Team Nigeria Review – 2020 Olympic Games Day 14

Team Nigeria competed in two events on Day 14 at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics as the duo of Chukwuebuka Enekwechi and the women's 4x100m...

Nigeria’s 1st RELAY Medal – Men’s 4x400m Bronze @ LA ’84...

Nigeria’s 1st global Relay medal, indeed the nation’s first ever medal in Athletics at the Olympics, came at the Los Angeles 1984 Games in...

Derek Drouin clinches men’s High Jump Olympic title

Canada's Derek Drouin has won men's High Jump after clearing a height of 2.38m to win GOLD on Day 5 of Athletics at the...

7 Nigerian Athletes who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics Part...

Following our Part I story on the seven Nigerian athletes that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, which featured athletes who will be making...

AIU Decision: Press Statement by Athletics Federation of Nigeria

President of the Athletics Federation  of Nigeria (AFN) Tonobok Okowa has appointed Prof. Ken Anugweje as  the Head of the Medical and Anti Doping...

Van Niekerk, Semenya lead South African team to Rio

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASOC) on Thursday named a 39-man national Athletics team for next month’s Rio Olympic Games in...

Day 6 Review of Athletics at Rio 2016 Olympics

There were so many highlights on Day 6 of Athletics at Rio 2016 Olympics, but Elaine Thompson beating Dafne Schippers in the 200m final...