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Mbango retains olympic crown in Beijing
Cameroon's reigning Olympic Triple Jump champion Francoise Mbango Etone retains her Olympic triple jump title with a new Games record leap in Beijing with a second round effort of 15.39 metres.
IAAF hands Nigeria Beijing relay spot
The International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) has handed the Nigeria women's 4x100m relay team the 16th and last qualification position at next month's 24th Olympics Games in Beijing, China.
Godday shines, Fasuba loses at Abuja meet
Nigeria's Godday James dashes to a stunning 44.90 seconds personal best in the men's 400m race at the 3rd edition of the CAA Super Grand Prix 2008 meeting held in Abuja, Nigeria
Udo-Obong hails AFN's trials shift
Nigeria's 400m star Enefiok Udo-Obong has welcomed the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) postponement of the national track and field Olympics trials due next month till July.
Ogunkoya: The pioneer on another revolutionary mission
In her determination to halt the spiral fall in the standard of athletics at all levels, Olympic medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya, yesterday began a revolution by sponsoring a three-day championship to discover new talents. Ogunkoya told Nigeria's Guardian newspapers OLUKAYODE THOMAS why she embarked on the project.
Abuja City marathon debuts in 2008
Africa's 400m record-holder and Atlanta 1996 bronze medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo, has revealed plans for the maiden edition of the Abuja City Marathon in the Nigerian capital
Anusim slams AFN over Nigeria's woes
Former Nigerian sprinter and 1990 World Junior bronze medalist, Nnamdi Anusim has cited official ineptitude of the Athletics Federation (AFN) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) as the bane of sports development in Nigeria.
Obudu mountain race entry closes 29th October
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 4th Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race announces the closure of entries for the international road event scheduled for the Obudu Ranch Resort on Saturday November 24 strictly on the 29th October 2008.
Nigeria tipped to be next 'Jamaica' at London 2012
Top Nigerian athletics official claims Nigeria can be as good as Jamaica at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Adamu lauds Valencia's track showing
The director-general of the Nigerian National
Sports Commission, Amos Adamu has said that the positive showing of the Nigerian team, especially the gold medal winning perfomance of Olusoji Fasuba at the World Indoor championships was a good signal for the Beijing Olympics.
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