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.
March 2008
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.
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
Pushing mental barriers
So another week has come and gone. I'm eagerly awaiting my trip out to California next week (April 1st). I'll be staying with a good friend of mine: Steve "Mr. 3:56" Sherer out in Santa Cruz.
IAAF releases doping control for 2007
The IAAF releases detailed statistics of its 2007 anti-doping programme including testing numbers, concluded positive cases and a list of athletes tested out-of-competition.
African Regional News
News Sections - Click on the regions below to see the news sections from each African sub-region.
Living & Learning
G'day & hello again! This week was an ever better one than the last (training wise), but still not 100% spot on.
Running into my 26th year of life
G'day to everyone out in Cyber Space! I'll make this entry a bit shorter, cuz I always complain to my good training mates out there when they ask me to read their stuff, if it's over 150 words.
16th African Athletics Championship, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - April 30th - May 4th, 2008
The 16th African Championships in Athletics will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from April 30th to May 4th, 2008.
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.
Mokoena wins Long Jump gold in Valencia
South Africa's Godfrey Khotso Mokoena wins the men's Long Jump Gold medal at the 12th IAAF World Indoor championships in Valencia 2008.
Nigerian Female High jumper Doreen Amata
Nigerian Female High jumper Doreen Amata jumping at the 2007 All African Games in Algeria.
Armelia Edet on Nigerian Athletics
Armelia Edet, former Chief Coach of the Nigerian national track
teams to the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics speak to
AthleticsAfrica.Com on the sorry state of Nigerian Athletics.
Queen Ogbemudia - where is she now?
Nigerian Junior athletics talent Queen Ogbemudia speaks to AthleticsAfrica.Com in 2005 about her plans and aspirations...where is she now that Beijing 2008 Olympics beckons.
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Fasuba wins world 60m title
African 100m record-holder, Olusoji Fasuba of Nigeria has won the 60 metres gold at the 12th IAAF World indoor championships inside the Palau Velodromo, Luis Puig stadium in Valencia, Spain.
Defar leads Ethiopian team to Valencia
Ethiopia's double World indoor champion, Meseret Defar, will lead her national team comprising only seven athletes at the World Indoor Championships which kicks off tommorrow in Valencia.
Links
Interesting links to Africa and the Worldwide track and field organisations, events, news and information.
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.
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Valencia world indoor kicks off
The 12th IAAF World Indoor Championships kicks off in Valencia, Spain from Friday 7 – 9 March 2008.
Spain is a regular and well trusted host of major International Amateur Athletics Federation competitions.
Abuja meets kicks off
The maiden edition of the Hope Athletics Meet has began at the main bowl of the Abuja National Stadium.
The competition is open to primary and secondary students across the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory.
Idoko dashes to 60m world lead
Nigeria's Franca Idoko posted another personal best in two weeks after equalling the year's world-leading time of 7.09 seconds at the LAC Chemnitz Erdgas Indoor Meeting in Chemnitz, Germany.
Weekly wrap up (a solid one) - Rob Mandje
G'day & thanks for coming by again. Another week has come and gone and yet I still find myself looking way way way ahead. I was speaking w/ my coach (Lorraine Moller) recently after a run, and mentioned how I couldn't remember the last time ONE single day had passed by that the thought/dream of the Beijing Olympics didn't enter my min mind in one way or another.
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