FAVOUR Ofili has been denied an official change of allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey by global track and field ruling body World Athletics. The 23-year-old sprinter applied to switch nationalities …
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World Athletics renews Okpekpe 10km Road Race Gold Label status
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readWORLD Athletics has officially renewed the Gold Label status of the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, reaffirming its place among the world’s elite road races and cementing its reputation as …
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CAS clears Tobi Amusan, dismisses WADA case against Nigerian star
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readThe Court of Arbitration for Sport has ended the Tobi Amusan missed drug tests saga by ruling in favour of the Nigerian track star. Amusan had been provisionally suspended by …
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Grace Nwokocha becomes third Nigerian sprinter banned by World Athletics
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readGrace Nwokocha has been handed a lengthy ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit of World Athletics, becoming the third Nigerian to be sanctioned for
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Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru banned for six years, fined over doping
by Nurudeen Obalola 4 minutes readNigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru has been banned for six years by a disciplinary tribunal for committing two anti-doping rule violations of possession of prohibited substances and the attempted use of …
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Nigerian sprinter Oduduru suspended, faces six-year ban for doping
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readTRACK AND FIELD anti-doping body, the Athletics Integrity Unit, has charged Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru with using banned performance-enhancing substances and is seeking a long-term ban for the Olympian. The …
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World Athletics won’t offer quick return for banned Russia — Coe
by Agency Report 3 minutes readWHILE the International Olympic Committee prevaricates about the “dilemma” of banning Russian athletes from the 2024 Olympics, World Athletics boss Sebastian Coe has made it clear that as far as …
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Tobi Amusan makes top five shortlist for World Athlete of the Year award
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readTobi Amusan is still in the running for the World Athletics Women’s Athlete of the Year award as she has been listed among the top five finalists for the award. …
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Dare urges Nigerians to vote for ‘golden girl’ Amusan in World Athletics award race
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readSports minister Sunday Dare has called on Nigerians to keep voting for Tobi Amusan in her bid to win the 2022 World Athletics Women’s Athlete of the Year award. The …
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Tobi Amusan ‘honoured’ by World Athlete of the Year nomination
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readNigerian star Tobi Amusan is, as expected, happy with her nomination for the World Athletics Women’s World Athlete of the Year award for 2022. The 25-year-old is one of 10 …