June 2010

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has selected 40 athletes and 10 officials to represent the country at the 17th African Senior Athletics Championships  slated for July 28 to August 1 at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi next month.

The fastest man in Nigeria, Obinna Metu, has said his top priority ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games is to go back to the drawing board after running a time of 10.25secs and 21.17secs in the 100m and 200m respectively in Calabar.

Former African sprints queen Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has said that she quit running not because of age or dwindling performance but to allow for the growth of younger athletes.

The Cross-Rivers state governor, Senator Liyel Imoke has revealed the state's preparedness to host the annual Mobil Track and Field Championship for the next five years.

Nigeria's fastest man, Obinna Metu won the men's 200 metres to complete his sprint double (won the 100m earlier in 10.25 secs on Friday) on the last day of the 21st Nigeria/NNPC/Mobil Track and Field Championships at the U.J.Esuene Stadium in Calabar on Saturday.

Danjuma Kopkuddi of Nigerian Immigration Service has blamed the weather and inadequate accommodation for his poor performance in the men's 5,000m on Friday at the 21st Nigeria/Mobil/NNPC Track and Field Championships in Calabar, Cross River State.

Williams Kefas of the Nigeria Police yesterday won the men's 5,000 metres finals to secure a long distance double at the 21st Nigeria/Mobil/NNPC Track and Field Championships in Calabar, Cross Rivers State.

Olympic Long Jump bronze medalist and 2010 NCAA 100m champion, Blessing Okagbare yesterday maintained her top rating by defending her title at the on-going 21st Nigeria/NNPC/Mobil Track and Field Championships in Calabar, Nigeria.

The Ministry of Education and Sports of Uganda, the IAAF and the Uganda Athletics Federation have signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement to develop the Kids' Athletics programme within the Ugandan primary schools.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched CoachTrue, a computer-based anti-doping learning tool for coaches.

Cross Rivers will be represented by 22 athletes as the State hosts the 2010 ExxonMobil/NNPC Nigeria Track and Field Championship from June 24-26 in Calabar.

The media and advertising campaign for Nairobi 2010 Safaricom 17th African Senior Athletics Championships was officially rolled out on Monday as its Local Organising Committee (LOC) partnered with Outdoor Advertiser Association of Kenya (OAAK) in a Ksh7m deal.

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) president, Solomon Ogba, has stated that athletes participating in 100m, 200m, 400m and all throw events, will be tested for drugs ahead of the 21st Mobil Track and Field Championship scheduled to hold at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar from June 24-26.

Former national track queen, Oludamola Osayomi says she is in good shape to reclaim the Mobil 100m title she lost last year to Blessing Okagbare at the 21st Mobil/NNPC Nigeria Track and Field Championships starting this Thursday at the U.J Esuene stadium in Calabar, Cross River State.

Nigeria's and UTEP's Blessing Okagbare concluded her illustrious collegiate career with a double win in the sprints and women long jump at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

The 2006 Commonwealth Triple Jump silver medallist, Otonye Iworima, has painted a gory picture of the state of facilities with which Nigerian athletes are compelled to train ahead of the Commonwealth Games slated for India in October.

Kenya sweep in the 1500m and Morocco's 'new kid on the block' Halima Hachlaf held sway in the women's 800m to crown an impressive Africa performance at the 30th edition of the Golden Gala in Rome - the fourth stop of the IAAF Diamond League series.

Despite the popularity enjoyed by football and the unprecedented media hype accorded the first ever World Cup on African soil, the All Nigeria, NNPC, Mobil Track and Field Championship holding in Calabar, Cross River State from June 24 to 26 will live up to expectations says Paul Bassey.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Local Organising Committe (LOC) for the 17th African Athletics Championships in Nairobi, David Okeyo has said the country is ready and expects all African countries to be in attendance.

Ogho-Oghene Egwero 100m triumph and Margaret Etim's successive 200m and 400m victories were the highlights of the 5th Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Golden League meeting at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, Imo State last weekend.

Ghana's youth triple jumper, Nyamedi Atsu won the only Gold medal for Ghana at the Zone 2 Africa Youth Olympic Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal.

Nigeria and Woodford Green's Tosin Oke turns up a man of the match performance of 17.05 metres in the men's Triple Jump at the first Premiership match in this season's British Athletics League, at the Barnet Copthall Stadium, Hendon, North London this evening.

It was almost a wire-to-wire victory: Kenyan Milcah Chemos Cheywa's time of 9:12.66 minutes in the 3000m steeplechase was the first exclamation mark at this year's ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo.

The 17th edition of the African Athletics Championships received a major financial boost on Wednesday with Safaricom, one of Kenya's largest mobile operators, unveiled as the title sponsor of the continental event.