More than 7000 athletes and 500 schools are set to battle for over 1000 medals and 32 school/team titles in the first edition of the Schools’ Athletics Championships, now renamed MTN CHAMPS, which will take centre stage across four locations: Benin, Uyo, Ibadan and Abuja. A press conference was held on Wednesday, 4th October, 2023,Continue reading “MTN CHAMPS launches across four cities as over 1000 medals, 32 team titles & 10 Academy spots up for grabs”
Category Archives: Athletics
Pam’s family plans to make history at Jos Cross Country race
One of Nigeria’s celebrated athletics road running family, the Pam, Ilya, Deborah and Paul James, are poised to make history as the first elite road running family from Plateau State to clear the titles at stake at the first ever Jos Cross Country race, as the competition for men and women runners in Nigeria, theContinue reading “Pam’s family plans to make history at Jos Cross Country race”
Nilayo to sign multiple multi-billion naira deals for Abuja City International Marathon
The management of Nigeria’s premium Marathon races organizers, Nilayo Sports Management, led by its Managing Director, Chief Bukola Olopade, will on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 2 pm sign a multiple multi-billion naira contract deals that would see the birth of the Abuja City International Marathon. In the words of Nigeria’s Marathon Generaliso, the AbujaContinue reading “Nilayo to sign multiple multi-billion naira deals for Abuja City International Marathon”
Gold-Label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon winners to qualify for Olympics
The Managing Director of Nilayo Sports Management Limited, the organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Chief Bukola Olopade, has revealed that the top winners at the Gold-Label 8th Lagos City Marathon, will book qualifications tickets for the Marathon event of the next edition of the Olympic Games in Paris 2024, France. Olopade, disclosedContinue reading “Gold-Label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon winners to qualify for Olympics”
Lagos City Marathon announces increase in prize money
The organizers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have announced a cash prize increase starting with the 2024 edition of the annual event. This year's #LagosCityMarathon athletes will be going home with a whooping N194,600,000 N170,200,000 for Men's & Women's 42km Elite N14,000,000 for Nigerian Men's & Women's 42km N5,900,000 for Nigerian Men's Women'sContinue reading “Lagos City Marathon announces increase in prize money”
Hayla Worku leads world-class runners to Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Ethiopia’s Hayla Bazu Worku will be leading the team of foreign world-class runners that will compete at the Gold-Label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, February 4th. Worku is one of the fastest full marathon runners in the world, having run six world-class marathons in less than 2 hours 9 minutes. The 2014Continue reading “Hayla Worku leads world-class runners to Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon”
Volunteer Services embark on training for 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
In a bid to ensure effective and efficient Volunteer Services befitting of a Gold-Label race, Head of Volunteer Services, Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Mr. Ebidowe Oweife, will today coordinate the training of all those Nigerians recruited to serve as Volunteers at the 8th edition of the race. Ebidowei, who is also the Chief OperatingContinue reading “Volunteer Services embark on training for 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon”
World Athletics Awards: Amusan, Fraser-Pryce, others make 2022 Women’s Athlete of the Year nominees
World 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Oluwatobiloba Amusan has been nominated alongside World 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce for the Women’s Athlete of the Year award. The World Athletics has released a list of 10 nominees —selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of World Athletics— forContinue reading “World Athletics Awards: Amusan, Fraser-Pryce, others make 2022 Women’s Athlete of the Year nominees”
Favour Ofili Smashes Records In 200m At The Tom Jones Memoria
Favour Ofili, has broken Blessing Okagbare’s two hundred metres National Record at the Tom Jones Memoria. Okagbare previously held the National Record (NR) in 2018 with a time of 22.04 seconds. Ofili ran a blistering 21.96s to also become the first collegiate athlete to ever go sub-twenty-two secs. With the time, she also emerged asContinue reading “Favour Ofili Smashes Records In 200m At The Tom Jones Memoria”
Thompson-Herah and Lewandowski named AIPS Champions of 2021
Jamaican athletics star Elaine Thompson-Herah and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski have been named the AIPS Best Athletes of 2021. This is the result of a poll by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 529 journalists from 114 countries voted for the Champions of 2021. This is the first time Thompson-Herah, whoContinue reading “Thompson-Herah and Lewandowski named AIPS Champions of 2021”
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