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German sportswear manufacturing giants PUMA has terminated its four-year contract with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The AFN under the leadership of Ibrahim Gusau had signed a controversial $2.76m deal with Puma…
The Federal Government has announced a reward of 15, 000 dollars, 10,000 dollars, 7,500 dollars for gold, silver, and bronze medalists at the Tokyo Olympics. Simon Ebohdjaiye, Director, Federation and Elite Athletes…
Ese Brume has won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Brume jumped 6.97 meters to clinch the bronze medal in the long jump event. The world championship bronze medalist became the first athlete to…
Ten Nigerian athletes were among 18 competitors from “high-risk” nations who have been barred from the Tokyo Olympics after failing to meet requirements for out-of-competition drug testing, World Athletics’ independent…
Before 28 July 2021, no Nigerian woman had ever gone under a minute in the women’s 100m freestyle event. That is no longer the case after Abiola Ogunbanwo, on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, won Heat 1 of her…
