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. …

Organisers of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon are waiting on the World Athletics to deliver the rating of the 10th edition of the race which was held on Saturday, as they hope to become the first marathon in Africa to get a platinum label. Kenya’s Edwin Kibet won the 2025 marathon with an improved time of 2:14:19, carting home …

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 …

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 …

The World Athletics has denied the reports that Tobi Amusan has been cleared of doping and was now enabled to defend her title in the forthcoming World Athletics Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Tobi, who was formerly excluded by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria from participating in the competition billed to hold 19th to 27th August, as a result of the …

The Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has submitted an application for an upgrade to become the biggest and highest rated full road race in Africa. The Technical Director of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Yusuf Ali, who submitted the request at the headquarters of the World Athletics in Monaco, France, said in Benin City, Edo State over the weekend that …