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 …

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 …