Tag: Track and field
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Amusan set to start 2024 with China Diamond league early January
Tobi Amusan Nigeria’s track and field queen is expected to begin her Diamond league title defence in January 2024. The first tournament will be held in China in January, 2024. Recall that Amusan has won the Diamond League crown three times in a row.
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Transgender women banned from competing in female track and field events
“Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone,” World Athletics president, Sebastian Coe, said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.. The decision was made by World Athletics today in order to ‘prioritise fairness and the integrity of the female competition before inclusion’. Coe…
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Amusan nominated for Laureus Sports award
Nigeria’s rave of the moment and queen of the track, Oluwatobiloba Amusan has won the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award nomination. Amusan won laurels for herself and by extension the country with her heroics on the tracks lasy year. She made screaming headlines in 2023
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Track and Field: World record holder, Amusan arrives Nigeria
Nigerian athlete and world record holder, Tobi Amusan, has arrived in Nigeria after her best season on track and field. Amusan touched down in Lagos on Tuesday afternoon and was warmly received. Sports lovers and fans of Amusan turned out in their numbers to give her a well-deserved homecoming. Amusan arrived in Nigeria wearing a…