Femke Bol of the Netherlands shattered her own world record to win world indoor 400m gold in Glasgow on Saturday. Bol, the two-time world 400m hurdles champion, clocked 49.17 seconds to beat her previous best, set last month, by 0.07sec. “It’s a dream come true”, said Bol, who led from gun to tape in an exceptional display of running. Her …

World record hurdler, Tobi Amusan, will miss this weekend’s World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland after she was excluded from Nigeria’s final entry. It was learnt that Amusan passed on the opportunity to feature at the championship to intensify her preparation for the forthcoming African Games in Ghana, which holds from 8 to 23 March. “Amusan is a professional athlete …

Nigerian sprinter, Tobi Amusan has set an African women’s indoor record in the 60 meters, clocking 7.75 seconds at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston, United States. This performance in Boston replaces the previous record of 7.77 seconds set in Kazakhstan at the Astana Indoor Meet in January. However, despite setting the new record, Amusan came second behind …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has set 19 January 2024, as the date for hearing the appeal filed by World Athletics via the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), challenging the first instance decision of the disciplinary tribunal in World Athletics Vs Nigeria and World Record holder in the 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan. Earlier, …

Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s world 5km record in Barcelona on Sunday. The 23-year-old’s time of 14min 13sec improved on the previous women-only world record of 14:29 set by Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi in September 2021. Her performance, according to the AFP report on Sunday, also bettered the women’s world record set in a mixed race of 14:19, achieved by …

Nigerian sprinter, Grace Nwokocha, has been banned for doping for three years, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. Nwokocha, who won gold in the 4x100m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, tested positive for Ostarine and Ligandrol, two anabolic agents in a sample collected on 3 August 2022. The AIU said that Nwokocha has admitted to the doping …

World record holder, Tobi Amusan, did not make the final shortlist for the Women’s World Athlete of The Year Award. The World Athletics on Wednesday, announced a list of 11 nominees for the award with only three Africans included in the list. They are Tigist Assefa and Gudaf Tsegay, both from Ethiopia, and Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon. Amusan, who holds the …

Nigeria’s track sensation, Tobi Amusan is back to winning ways! She ran a season best 12.33 seconds to win the hotly contested women’s 100 metres hurdles at the Eugene Diamond League final, taking her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn was second in 12.38 second, while Keni Harrison got third in 12.44 seconds. Amusan regained her esteem, bouncing back …

Former World 100m hurdles champion, Tobi Amusan, and 400m hurdler, Ezekiel Nathaniel have secured their spots at next year’s Olympic Games in Paris, France. Last December, World Athletics revealed the pathway to qualifying for athletics at Paris 2024, including the entry standards athletes will need to achieve between 1st July 2023, and 30 June 2024. Amusan became the first Nigerian …

Nigerian long-jumper, Ese Brume has recovered instantly from the setback of the women’s long jump final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest as she claimed a bronze medal at the Xiamen Diamond League in China. The 27-year-old who won bronze in the 2019 edition of the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and earned a silver medal in …