Athletics
Special Olympics concludes unified sports programme
The SNF unified sports programme is a school and community based initiative of SON that engages participants with and without intellectual disabilities in football and air badminton sports training and
AFN consults ‘international lawyer’ over kits crisis as athletes set for U.S. trip
After missing the World Athletics Relays in Poland due to visa issues, about 24 athletes and an unspecified number of coaches are set to depart for the United States of
Ministry removes Gumel, Oladapo as federations caretaker committees’ chairmen
Youth and Sports Development Ministry yesterday slightly altered the composition of two of the dissolved federations’ caretaker committees, with Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) President, Habu Gumel and NOC secretary, Banji
Board members kick as minister dissolves 31 sporting federations
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, yesterday dissolved the board of all 31 sporting federations and set up caretaker committees to take charge… The post Board members
Team Nigeria missing at World Athletics relays in Poland
Team Nigeria will not be among the contending nations as the World Athletics Relays begin in Chorzow, Poland today. The 24 athletes listed for the World Relays by the Athletics
The rise and rise of power of athletes
I have waited a long time for a period such as this to come. Now, it may be here. I can see the faint outlines of an emerging super force
AFN, athletes, lament as Team Nigeria fails to get visa to World Relays
The hope of Nigerian athletes participating at the World Athletics Relays in Poland may have been dashed, following their inability to secure visa from the Polish embassy yesterday. The post
Lagos plans tournaments for women in judo
The association held a successful seminar for women yesterday, where it taught participants the rudiments of the sport. Speaking at the one-day seminar organised by LSJA in collaboration with Tinubu
Firm begins eight-year worldwide partnership with Olympic
Allianz officially began its eight-year worldwide partnership with the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, building on a collaboration with the Paralympic movement since 2006. The post Firm begins eight-year worldwide partnership
