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Nigerian sprinter, Oduduru handed 6-year ban

Oct 13, 2023

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Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru has been given a six-year ban for breaching two doping violations. The Athletics Integrity Union (AIU) on Thursday in statement said the Nigerian was handed a four-year ban for the

Pretoria residents react as Pistorius parole fails

Apr 1, 2023

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Bartholomew Madukwe

in Top Story, World

South African former professional sprinter and convicted murderer, Oscar Pistorius, has been denied parole and will continue to serve his sentence. Pistorius, who was denied parole on Friday (Mar. 31) would have to wait until a new parole hearing next year. He had been sentenced in 2017 to 13 years in prison for the 2013…

19-year-old Nigerian sprinter breaks Okagbare’s long standing national record

Apr 16, 2022

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Abimbola Fabunmi

in Nigeria, Sports

Ofili broke the record while returning with a blistering 21.96 secs shattering Okagbare’s 22.04 seconds standing since 2018 to become the first collegian athlete to ever go sub 22 secs at Tom Jones Memoria. .With the time, she also emerged as the first first Nigerian female to break 22secs in the women’s 200m.