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African Strong Showing At NJCAA As Umukuro, Miracle And Dadzie Shined

This year American National Junior College Athletics Association Championship (NJCAA) at New Mexico showed more dominating performances from African; especially from Nigerian and Ghanaian. In the 100m hurdles, Nigeria Miracle Thompson lower her best to win in legal 13.31s. Her counterpart Ese Awusa was fifth in 13.95s. Nigeria Success Umukuro almost achieved sprint double but […]

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Again Omanyala Breaks African Record As Lyles And Holloway Shined In Atlanta

The World Champion, American Grant Holloway showed his supreme tantalizing hurdling on the fast Atlanta city track in city games late last night. In his specialty 100m hurdles, Holloway returned 13.01s, a world leading time beating Robert Dunning who ran personal best of 13.09s. The female version was won by American Tia Jones 12.50s to […]

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Explosive Sha’carri Down Jackson With A WL

The ever ready Richardson Sha’carri in her composed form of life was more than impressive with big statement on Friday 5th in Doha Diamond meet. In the 100m, Sha’carri surged from behind with incredible top end speed to beat a very strong field; including Jamaica Jackson Shericka. Sha’carri stopped the clock with legal 10.76s while […]

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U-18 African Athletics Championship: Nigeria Won Her First Gold Medal

The athlete who arrived Ndola late last night due to flight hitches in Lusaka with second batch has gotten Nigeria her first gold medal. Djoma Fejiro Praise, who has a deceptive look of non triple jumper with her slender diminutive stature was on song right from her first jump. She jumped 12.69m which stood as […]

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Ndola 2023: Live U-20 And U-18 African Athletics Championship

Inside the magnificent Levy Mwanawasa stadium, in Ndola Zambia the venue of this year U-18 and U-20 Athletics Championship. The opening ceremony was done in the morning. The first event will start with high jump final. The athletes are in call room stand right now. Nigeria got her first gold medal in triple jump girls […]

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Impressive Coleman, Steiner As Salwa Naser’s Return On Hold

As the former world champion, Christian Coleman goals to return to world dominance is pretty on course as he continues to improve his slight weakness of speed endurance. This again was put test at Michael Johnson invitation few hours ago. In the 200m, Coleman was again impressive by speeding to 20.11s legal time win. In […]

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A New Asian Record For Liu Hong

Quadriple World champion and an Olympic champion in 20km racewalk, Chinese Liu Hong has again lowered her own women’s 35km Asian record at the 62nd All Japan Race Walk in Wajima, Japan. Liu, who turns 36 next month, clocked two hours, 38 minutes and 42 seconds to finish first and register a new Asian mark, […]

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Alfred And Adeleke Again Break National Record

For an umpteenth time, the duo record breakers who totally dealt a big blow to some sprints indoor record had intensively snow ball their records book into outdoor. The record breaker Julie Alfred who decimated both the NCAA sprints indoor was again on her record strides some minutes ago at Tom Jones Memorial. She broke […]

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Botswana Letsile Troubled Coleman

After sensation run in both 100m and 200m last year, Botswana Letsile Tebogo was stuck in a dilemma whether to push for professional or school scholarship in US. But tonight performance by this young talented Botswana record holder showed that he has taken the right decision. In the 200m inside a fantastic Ansin Miramar city […]

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Impressive Ruth Usoro As Sha’Carri And Oblique Was Dangerous At Miramar

Sha’Carri Richardson was over the moon few minutes ago after blown the strong field away at Ansin sport complex in Florida to win in 10.57s (4.1) after impressive 10.73s (2.8) in the heat. The young Jamaica Oblique Seville and Ackeem Blake dominated the men 100m after oblique won in 9.91s (2.2) to Ackeem 9.93s. oblique […]

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Boling Dazzles In Spec Town

Can this be the season Matthew Boling has been waiting for to break into international senior success; only time will tell as this multi talented American slowly getting faster by the day. Earlier today, the 23 years old Boling completely took control of the proceeding at Torrin Lawrence invitation in popular Spec town track. Boling […]

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Peru Turned It’s Back On World Athletics Under-20 Championship

Just after few days of surrendered it’s hosting right of under-17 FIFA World cup, again earlier on Wednesday the Peru government has announced it’s withdrawal from hosting next year under-20 Athletics championship as a result of political instability occasioned by social unrest and also worsen by natural disasters. Peru’s northern region was hit by torrential […]

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How Muir And Reekie Surprisingly Ditched Their Long Time Coach

In what started like a rumors few days ago as finally play out as Laura Muir and training partner Jemma Reekie finally part ways with their long-time coach Andy Young. It all started after a reported ‘burst up’ in their camp which made Muir and Reekie to unexpectedly cut short their altitude training camp, thereby […]

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Hobbs Breaks Oceania Record And Kerley In Scintillating Run In Sydney

The Stratford born 25-years-old Zoe Hobbs has again for umpteenth time breaks her own New Zealand national record and also in the process break Oceania record in Sydney Track Classic on Saturday (13th). Hobbs destroyed the field in 100m in 10.97s. In men Australia Browning Rohan came top in 10.14s. In the 400m, the world […]

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Alfred, Jasmine, Nugent With Collegiate Record As Ofili Flew Into New African Record.

The first day of NCAA division 1 championship in New Mexico on Friday (10th) sparked up with a lot of records. It was the long jump that first threw the record salvo when Jasmine Moore leaped into a new collegiate record of 7.03m to win and thereby erased Tara Davis 6.93m collegiate record. Then in […]

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Italian Ceccarelli Stunned European’s Best To Become 60m Champion

When the 23 years old Italian Ceccarelli Samuele upset the World Indoor and Olympics Champion, Jacobs Marcell Lamont at Italian indoor championship in February to win his first national champion in 6.54s, most people called it a flash in the pan. Ceccarelli with a best of 10.45s in the 100m (2021) showed is a man […]

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Adeleke And Juliet Alfred Break National Record Again

Breaking national record seem now become a bit a cake as duo national record breaker Rashidat Adeleke and Juliet Alfred have done that again at Big 12 on Saturday 25th). The Dublin twenty years old Rashidat Adeleke again for the second time this season lower the Irish national 400m indoor record to an impressive 50.33s, […]

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Hodgkinson, Dina Smith, Neil Gourley Lowered British Record In Birmingham

The Birmingham World Indoor Tour on Saturday (25th) was first set alight in the 60m female heat as Asher- Smith Dina breaks her own British record after qualified for final in 7.03s. She then later won the final in 7.05s. In the 1500m men, the Scottish Neil Gourley who seems to have adapted well to […]

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Olympics Sprint Coach Received Life Ban

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Wednesday (22nd) its big hammer of life ban on Iraqi national sprint coach Karokh Salih Mohammed for giving an athlete the prohibited substances stanozolol and clenbuterol without the athlete’s knowledge. In what looks like a bizarre story the athlete in question, Danah Hussein was still ban for three years. Hussein is a two-time […]

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At Last Femke Bol Cracked World 400m Indoor Record

After digging under 50s in the indoor 400m this season, Femke Bol knew it’s just a matter of time before she cracks the world record. But on Sunday (19th) at the Netherlands indoor championship, a confident Bol took the first curve by storm and keep her momentum speed to finish the home straight in an […]

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How Aleia Hobbs Shattered American Record

At last after a remarkable life best indoor performance, Aleia Hobbs finally put an ice on her cake of 2023 indoor outing by shattered an American indoor 60m record on Saturday (18th) at US indoor championship. Hobbs won the final in cool 6.94s to Marybeth Sant Price 7.09s and Destiny Smith-Barnet in 7.11s. In the […]

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Omanyala Shocked Olympics Champion Marcell As Ingebrigtsen Narrowly Missed World Record In Lieven

Kenyan arrow head in the sprint who is daily towering in sprinting world, Omanyala Ferdinand shocked the Olympics Champion Jacobs Lamont Marcell in 60m in Lieven meet some minutes ago. In the process, Omanyala again lowered the Kenya national record to 6.54s to Marcell 6.57s while Arthur Cisse was third in 6.59s. In the 1500m, […]

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Bromell Hit Life best In Tiger Paw Invitation

In a surprise moved after he was beaten in 60m last week by Noah Lyle, Trayvon Bromell set a new personal best and iadditional icing on cake with NCAA record at Tiger Paw invitation on Friday (10th). In the heat, he started with a time of 6.54s against Nigeria Favour Ashe 6.59s. Then strolled into […]

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Nigeria Divine Oduduru Provisional Suspended

In a strange and unusual methodology by Athletics Integrity Unit, the organization on Thursday (9th) announced the provisional suspension of Nigerian and NCAA champion, Divine Oduduru on doping infringement article 2:2. In the released letter of suspension, Athletics Integrity Unit claimed that Divine has never really fail any doping test but he will be suspended […]

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Abby, Hobbs In Stunning Run At Razor Invitation

A mercurial Abby Steiner leave up to her name as she stunned the world earlier today at Razor Back Invitation as she coasted to 50.59s wins in open women 400m. She was keenly followed by Shamier Little who finished 50.64s. In open female 60m, Aleia Hobbs was in different class of her own; breathing in […]

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Chukwuma, Micah And Ashe Shined At Texas

It was Ghana Benjamin Azamati that first started the good outing for African sprinters on the Friday night (28) display at Taxas open by taking home Olympics developmental 60m invitation in 6.64s. The smoking Nigerian Rosemary Chukwuma continued her surge of form by winning the 60m in 7.09s, beating Kalic Jackson who returned 7.16s. In […]

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Coleman’s Terrific Run At Razor Invitation

Former World champion Christian Coleman was in an impressive start of the season opener at Razor Invitation in Arkansas track on Friday (28). Coleman took the shine of the day in open 200m invitation by winning by a mile in 20.64s to second place Jaheel Hyde 21.40s. In the 200m, Kennedy Lightner continue his impressive […]

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Nigeria Rosemary And Jamaica Grant Went On Broke At Raiders Open

Basking in a new confident after running 7.11s last week, diminutive Nigeria sensation Rosemary Chukwuma just ran a scotching 22.99s in the 200m, the fastest in the world to win convincingly at Raiders Open while in men, Kennedy Lightner won in 20.64s. Kiara Grant was over the moon earlier today after a sublime performance at […]

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Andre de Grasse Dumps His Controversial Coach

Like a bolt from the blues, six times Olympics medalist Andre de Grasse has taken a surprise move by dumping his controversial coach Rana Reina after his announcement on Wednesday (28). “I’ve been with Rana for the last three years and I just felt like I wanted a change mentally,” De Grasse said. “I just […]