Athletics
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‘I Want to Become the Greatest Athlete Ever’: Ogazi Declares After Commonwealth Triumph
Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi underlined his status as one of the brightest stars in world athletics after storming to his first…
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‘Build a Thousand More Like Me, Don’t Just Celebrate My Past’: 30 Years After Historic Olympic Triumph, Ajunwa Laments Nigeria’s Failure to Produce Another Individual Gold Medallist
Chioma Ajunwa has called on the Nigerian government to overhaul the country’s sports development system, saying her historic Olympic triumph…
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Nigeria Equals Best Commonwealth Games Placing Despite Lowest Medal Haul in Two Decades
Team Nigeria recorded its joint highest finish at the Commonwealth Games in 20 years after placing seventh on the final…
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2026 Commonwealth Games: Nigeria Lead Africa on Medal Table, Kenya Edge Placing Standings
Nigeria ended the athletics competition at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as Africa’s highest-ranked nation on the medal table, although…
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Race Analysis: How Nigeria Missed a First Commonwealth 4x100m Gold Since 1982
Nigeria came within five hundredths of a second of ending a 44-year wait for the Commonwealth Games men’s 4x100m title,…
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Fatigue Costs Nigeria Mixed 4x400m Gold as Team Settles for Bronze
Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team settled for bronze at the Commonwealth Games, but the result could have been very different…
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Usoro Wins Silver, Becomes Sixth Nigerian Commonwealth Long Jump Medalist
Ruth Usoro has become the sixth Nigerian woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the long jump after claiming…
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Usoro Eyes History as Nigeria’s Third Commonwealth Women’s Long Jump Champion
Ruth Usoro will attempt to write her name into Nigerian athletics history when she competes in the women’s long jump…
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Can Ajayi Lead Nigeria to First Commonwealth Games 4x100m Relay Gold in 44 Years?
Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m relay team will attempt to end a 44-year wait for Commonwealth Games gold when they line up…
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History Favours Nigeria, But Zambia Present Fresh WAFCON Threat
Defending champions Nigeria face a defining moment in their CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 campaign when…
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