Latest athletics stories from around the world.
Men’s 100m gold medalist at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Emmanuel Alobwede Eseme has disclosed the strategy he used that helped him pull off a shock victory over Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi during Tuesday’s final at…
Standing on the start line alongside some of the world’s fastest sprinters was reward enough for Fiji’s Helena Young, who says the experience has only strengthened her belief as she looks ahead to the next chapter of her athletics career.…
Returning to Glasgow in 2026 as a member of Team Grenada’s coaching staff marks a profound psychological shift, ensuring the door Kurt Felix unlocked for Grenadian decathletes remains wide open for generations to come
Tough going for Jamaicans on Commonwealth athletics’ second day
Highly promising Rosemary Chukwuma and Blessing Ogundiran both face daunting challenges from Nigerian-born opponents among their rivals for spots in the women’s 100m final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Sports247…
Nigeria’s men’s 100m record holder, Kanyinsola Ajayi will eventually enter the spotlight on Tuesday at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as the USA-based athlete competes in the men’s 100m semi-finals, after drawing a…
Jamara Patterson will return to the track for the Women’s 400m Semifinals on Thursday, 30 July at 7:45 am Grenada time, as she aims to book her ticket to the Commonwealth Games final
Team Nigeria’s impressive run at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games continued on Tuesday as rising quarter-miler Edidiong Okon Udo produced a commanding performance to win his opening-round heat of the men’s 400 metres and book a place in…
Team Nigeria’s impressive campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gathered even more momentum on Tuesday as Patience Okon-George and Esther Elo Joseph booked their places in the women’s 400m semi-finals with confident performances…
Prince hails coach, says more to give after 110mH triumph at Commonwealth Games
Team Fiji boxers Aminiasi Saratibau and Elijah Qiokata lost their fights at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Qiokata, who competed in the men’s 70kg round of 16, went down to Precious Akai Nettey of Ghana. The referee stopped the…
Nigeria’s trio of Rosemary Chukwuma, Blessing Ogundiran and Miracle Ezechukwu will battle for places in the women’s 100m final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after learning their semi-final opponents in Glasgow on Tuesday. With only the…
Nigeria’s sprint sensation Kanyinsola Ajayi will face one of the toughest tests of his Commonwealth Games campaign after being drawn in a star-studded Men’s 100m Semi-final 2 at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Nigerian record holder is…
National record holder Kanyinsola Ajayi, sprint sensation Favour Ashe, women’s 100m star Rosemary Chukwuma, high jumper Temitope Adeshina, and several other Team Nigeria athletes will be in action on Tuesday as the athletics competition…
Michael Francois opens his campaign in Heat 1 of the Men’s 400m on Tuesday, 28 July at 7 am local time
Team Nigeria’s athletics contingent has been dealt a significant setback ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with promising sprinter Israel Okon ruled out of the competition due to injury. Okon confirmed the development in a…
Team Nigeria launched its athletics campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with an encouraging mix of triumph and disappointment on Monday morning as three of the country’s sprint stars booked places in the 100 metres semi-finals,…
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa is counting on the presence of many in-form track and field stars to win a horde of medals for the country at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.…
Nigerian athletics fans were surprised after the official start lists for the men’s 100m at the 2026 Commonwealth Games did not include Nigeria’s fastest man, Kanyinsola Ajayi. However, Ajayi’s absence from the heats is not due to injury…
The athletics competition at the 23rd Commonwealth Games will officially get underway on Monday, July 27, with Team Nigeria’s stars set to begin their quest for medals in Glasgow, Scotland. Nigeria’s athletes will feature prominently in…
Nigeria’s para-sports athletes have received a charge from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for them to win more medals in their various events at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where they started on Friday with three gold…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) director of sports and board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Samuel Onikeku has predicted that the country’s athletes will pull off many surprises during the track and field events of this…
The president of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa has expressed delight with the presence of a large number of elite athletes in the country’s track and field contingent to the ongoing Commonwealth Games in…