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An Olympic javelin thrower has slammed Athletics Australia as she prepares to back a Sydney businessman’s rebel event aiming to turbocharge the sport amid claims of neglect. Australian record holder Kathryn Mitchell, who’s hoping to become a four-time Olympian in Paris this year, has accused Athletics Australia of doing a …

On Wednesday the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce hosted an event called Preview Las Vegas 2024, during which attendees learn “the latest information about the economy, growth, and tourism” in the city. For the low price of $125 a ticket! This year’s event naturally featured a segment on the incoming …

World Record holder Tobi Amusan was snubbed for this year’s World Athletics Women’s Athlete of the Year Award. Nigeria’s track star Tobi Amusan has been snubbed for the World Athletics Women’s Athlete of the Year Award. The athletics governing body released a nomination list comprising of eleven female athletes, and …

Tigst Assefa’s world-record run was not yet complete, but the debate had already exploded. As the Ethiopian hurtled through the Brandenburg Gate with some 300 metres remaining in Sunday’s Berlin Marathon, the multibillion-dollar controversy that is the “super shoe” era was already raging. Assefa crashed through the finishing tape and …

Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has been given the all clear to participate in the World Championship starting this weekend in Budapest Hungary.   Recall that on Tuesday, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) released a list of 26 athletes, who will be representing Nigeria at the world championship which holds …

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria is awaiting the Athletics Integrity Unit’s ruling on Women’s 100m Hurdles world record holder, Tobi Amusan in the next six days ahead of the 2023 World Championships, which will hold from August 19 to 27 in Budapest, Hungary.   Amusan’s chances of defending the title …

During the unveiling of the newly installed Mondo track that would be used at the World Championships in Budapest, six essential details were made known. The World Athletics has unveiled to the local media the newly installed track for the World Championships in Budapest. During the unveiling, six essential details …

It has been a rough go for the Oakland Athletics on the field over the last year. They lost 102 games, finishing with a better record than only the lowly Washington Nationals, and doing so by finishing the season on a four-game winning streak. But things have been tough off …

The trials are to select athletes that will represent Nigeria at the 2023 World School Athletics Championships, slated for later in the year. AFN, NOC commends NSSF The AFN President, Tonobok Okowa, and NOC Secretary, Tunde Popoola, commended the NSSF for the trials and hoped the athletes that participated would …

The time catapults her to No. 3 on the African all-time list, behind Favour Ofili (22.46s) and Murielle Ahoure (22.80s), making her only the third African female athlete to go sub-23s indoors. It also currently stands as the fastest in the world this year, NCAA-leading time, and third fastest in …