Kenyan marathon runner Lawrence Cherono has been handed a seven-year ban for breaching doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced Wednesday. The 35-year-old runner, who won the Boston and Chicago marathons in 2019, provided an out-of-competition urine sample in May 2022 which revealed the presence of the prohibited substance trimetazidine. “The AIU has banned Lawrence Cherono (Kenya) for 7 …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, doled out cash rewards to athletes of the state for their impressive performance at the 13th African Games in Accra and other competitions this year. The Ogun State Ministry of Sports Development in conjunction with Ogun State Sports Council under the directives of Abiodun appreciated Team Ogun athletes with cash prizes during the …

Nigeria’s 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan has been cleared of her pending whereabouts failure charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a few weeks before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Amusan, 27, was charged in July 2023 with missing three anti-doping tests in 12 months but was cleared of the offence by the Disciplinary Tribunal of …

Nigerian hurdler, Tobi Amusan, says she is grateful to have been able to overcome illness and help Nigeria win a third consecutive women’s 4x100m gold at the African Championships in Cameroon. Amusan was said to have taken ill upon arrival in Douala and consequently missed out on the chance to defend her women’s 100m hurdles title, which was eventually won …

World record holder in the Women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, claimed her fourth Nigerian title at the ongoing Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s (AFN) National Trials at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin-City on Monday. She powered through to the finish line at a time of 12.78s ahead of Adaobi Tabugbo, who finished second in 13.33s. The event, which ends on …

Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has been confirmed by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) as one of the 86 players who will take part in the men’s singles event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by world ranking. The 35-year-old will be making his fourth appearance at the Olympics having previously represented Nigeria in 2012, 2016 and 2020, reaching the quarter-finals …

Paris 2024 Olympics-bound Nigerian track and field stars Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Udodi Onwuzurike, and Chioma Onyekwere will today participate in USATF NYC Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium, New York, USA. The list of super stars to feature in the women’s 100m hurdles of the marquee event includes Amusan, who set a stunning world record of 12.12 to win the …

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has explained that, in sponsoring the Rivers International Marathon 2024, lots of challenges were overcome to ensure it was successfully hosted to open up the economy of the state to global investment opportunities. Fubara also said that his administration was already committed to youth development by expanding the space and exposing them to a …

Nigeria ‘Star Girl’ Favour Ofili will return to 100m racing action at the Edwin Moses Legends Meet today, seeking an automatic Paris Olympic qualification in the event. Ofili’s last time out in the 100m saw her clock a blistering wind-aided 10.78s (2.2m/s) at the LSU Invitational last month, so will be gunning to run a legal sub-11s for an automatic …

The number of Nigerian athletes who have qualified for the track events of the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will be held from 26 July to 11 August, keeps growing as sprinters, Rosemary Chukwuma and Tima Godbless punched their tickets at the National Collegiate Athletics Association regional finals on Saturday. African U-20 Championships gold medallist, Chukwuma qualified for the Olympics in …