Nigerian sprint sensation Favour Ofili has pulled out of the 2025 Racers Grand Prix, set to take place on Saturday, 7 June, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Her absence from the high-profile event was confirmed by Jamaican track and field analyst Kemal Forde, who revealed that Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan and American Deajah Stevens have been drafted into …

Nigerian sprinter Tima Godbless made headlines at the NCAA East Preliminary meet in Florida on Thursday, running a new personal best of 10.91 seconds (1.2 m/s) in the first heat of the women’s 100m to post the fastest time in the world this year. The 20-year-old Louisiana State University athlete’s blistering run saw her finish comfortably ahead of Joella Lloyd …

Nigerian hurdler and world record holder Tobi Amusan stormed to victory in the women’s 100 meters hurdles at the Diamond League meet in Rabat, Morocco, clocking an impressive 12.45 seconds. The 28-year-old hurdler delivered a season’s best of 12.24 seconds, shattering the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by American Brianna McNeal in 2018. The result marked Amusan’s first …

Nigerian sprint sensation, Favour Ofili, delivered a historic performance at the 2025 Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, breaking the world record in the women’s 150m with a sensational time of 15.85s (2.0m/s) at Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The 22-year-old became the first woman in history to run the event in under 16 seconds, shattering the previous mark of 16.23s …

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has pledged its commitment to fostering a healthy bilateral relationship with Nigeria, having paid a diplomatic visit to the National Sports Commission (NSC), in the wake of the country’s withdrawal from the just-concluded World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, The PUNCH reports. Culture Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy, Yang Jian Xing, expressed regret over the visa …

World Athletics has distanced itself from blame over the visa delays that affected Nigeria’s participation at this year’s World Relays, which holds on Saturday (today) and Sunday in Guangzhou, China. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) on Friday announced its withdrawal from the event, which will also serve as a qualifier for the World Championships in Tokyo later this year. …

Nigerian hurdler Tobi Amusan has confirmed her participation in the upcoming Adidas Atlanta City Games, set to take place on 17 May at Piedmont Park. The current world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles announced her entry via social media, expressing enthusiasm about competing alongside other elite athletes. ‘Next Up: Adidas Atlanta City Games. I’ll be competing in the …

African Games medallist Olayinka Olajide stormed to a new personal best of 11.15s (-1.0) to win the women’s 100m at the Crofoot/Corky Classic in Texas on Thursday. She lowered her PB from the African Games trials last year (11.19s), beating Success Umukoro, who ran 11.30s to finish second. Ruth Agadama was also in the same race and finished fifth in …

World record holder in women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, opened her 2025 outdoor season with a fourth-place finish at the Diamond League opener in Xiamen, China on Saturday. In what was her first hurdles race since the Paris 2024 Olympics, the Nigerian finished in a time of 12.74s in the race that was won by reigning world champion Danielle Williams …

World record holder in the women’s 110m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, will compete in the season opener of this year’s Diamond League in Xiamen, China, on Saturday (today), marking her first race in the hurdles since crashing out of the Paris Olympics in August 2024. Amusan was confirmed as one of the entrants for the Xiamen Diamond League last week. The …