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Swiss Kambundji takes shock world 100m hurdles crown
TOKYO :Switzerland's Ditaji Kambundji stunned a stellar field to win the women's 100 metres hurdles at the world championships in a national record time of 12.24 seconds on Monday.
Kenyan Chebet smashes women's 5,000 metres world record
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record with a time of 13 minutes 58.06 seconds at the Eugene Diamond League meet on Saturday, eclipsing the previous record set at the same venue in 2023.
Samuel Ogazi joins Amusan, Brume, Ofili, others in World Athletics testing pool
Paris 2024 Olympics 400m finalist, Samuel Ogazi, has been added to the World Athletics testing pool following the latest update by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) .
Tobi Amusan eyes bigger records in 2025
Reigning world record holder in 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan looks to be in a hurry for the 2025 athletics season to start. Amusan, who is the reigning Nigeria, African and Commonwealth champion, had a poor 2024 season after failing to make it to the final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Major events that shaped Nigeria’s sports in 2024
Sports is one of those sectors that routinely print smiles on the faces of Nigerians. Year 2024 was not different, with plenty laurels, near misses, and disappointments. GOWON AKPODONOR highlights those memorable episodes as part of what to anticipate in the New Year.
Amusan, Brume, Enekwechi may earn more at 2025 Diamond League
Three-time Wanda Diamond League winner, Tobi Amusan, and finalists, Ese Brume, as well as Chukwuebuka Enekwechi may earn more from the athletics’ elite one-day meeting series in 2025 following move by the organisers to ‘adopt a new prize money structure with larger rewards.’
I’m recovering fast, Brume tells athletics fans
Amusan, Ofili, Others Miss Track Grand Slam Olympics bronze medallist, Ese Brume, says she is recovering fast from the recent ‘horrible’ car crash in the United States. Brume, who won Nigeria’s long jump bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, narrowly survived the crash in which the car she was travelling with her friend, a Briton, was squeezed after it was hit from behind by an SUV.