Tag: Athletics
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Paris Olympics: All eyes on Amusan, Brume, Hodgkinson, others as Athletics begins today (Full Fixtures)
All eyes will be on Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume On the Team Nigeria side as Athletics begins today at the ongoing Paris Olympics games in France.
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Confederation of Africa Athletics appoints Nesiama as referee for 2023 African Games Athletics
The former Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN), retired Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, has been appointed as Referee for the athletics events of the African Games.
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Commonwealth Games: Amusan, Brume, others eye gold in athletics
The world record holder, Tobi Amusan and long jumper Ese Brume will hope to replicate the fine form that saw them reach podium finish at the just concluded games in Oregon, America. Both athletes will again, compete in the finals of the 100meteres hurdles and long jump.
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Ese Brume wins Silver medal at World Indoor Championship
Famous Pop Singer and waka waka crooner Shakira has named her husband and FC Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique as the best center-back in the world. Shakira mentioned this shortly after Barcelona defeated Real Madrid by 4-0 in the reverse fixture of this season’s el-Classico
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2 Ekiti athletes qualify for World Junior Athletics competition
The duo of Fakorede Adekalu and Bamidele Ajayi from Ekiti are now set to contend with younger athletes from across the world. This followed the two Ekiti born runners qualification for the World Junior Under 20 Athletics Championship in Kenya. The Secretary, Ekiti Athletics Association, Olumide Bamidele, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with…
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London Diamond League cancelled – UK Athletics
The Diamond League athletics meeting due to be held at the London Stadium from July 4 to June 5 has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, UK Athletics said on Tuesday. “The decision has been made in light of the ongoing global pandemic,” it said in a statement.
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IAAF unveils new name, logo, now `World Athletics’
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has unveiled a new name and logo, `World Athletics’, saying it will make the sport more accessible to wider audience. A statement by the association released to the media in Ilorin on Sunday, said that the new name was approved by the IAAF Council at its 217th meeting…
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Asaba 2018: Delta hopes to spend N4bn on logistics
Delta Government says it hopes to spend about N4 billion in the hosting of the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships aimed at boosting the tourism potential of the state. The championships are scheduled to hold between Aug. 1 and Aug.5, in Asaba. Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, who made the disclosure at a fundraising dinner on Thursday…
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Asaba 2018 athletics championship gets over N500m support
More than N500 million was realised at a fundraising dinner for the forthcoming African Senior Athletics Championship billed to take place in Asaba from August 1 to August 5th, 2018. TheNewsGuru reports Zenith Bank Plc led the donors at the event with the sum of N300 million while Bube Dan gave N20 million, Levant Construction…
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Asaba 2018: Dalong inspects Stephen Keshi stadium
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has said the facilities at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba are of high standard capable of hosting world tournaments. Barr. Dalung made the statement on Thursday in a chat with newsmen shortly after inspecting facilities at the stadium which will host the 2018 edition of African…