Tag: IAAF
Dalung, IAAF reach resolution over $130,000 overpaid to AFN
Former sports minister, Solomon Dalung, has reached an agreement with authorities at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) over the threat to ban...
Solomon Dalung dares IAAF on repayment of ‘overpaid’ $130,000
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has accused the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) of ‘blackmail’ after the body gave Nigeria an ultimatum to refund...
Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
South African athlete, Caster Semenya, has lost her appeal against International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) rules which forces female athletes to regulate their...
Nigeria to bid for 2025 IAAF World Championships
President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Ibrahim Gusau, has confirmed that the country will bid to host the 2025 International Association of Athletics...
Like JAMB, N48 million athletics fund goes missing
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has joined the unexplainable spate of missing cash in the country.
Last month, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board...
Access Bank Lagos City Marathon gets IAAF Bronze Label
The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Road Race Bronze Label to Access Bank Lagos City Marathon makes the Lagos marathon the first full...
Okagbare set for Olympic silver medal
Africa's fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare, is set to be awarded the silver medal in the women’s long jump event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic...
Russian athletes to miss Olympics after losing appeal
Russian athletes will miss this summer's Olympic in Rio de Janeiro after losing an appeal, Friday, at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),...
Oshiomhole, Dalung ready for Okpekpe 10km race
Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has submitted his registration form for the 4th IAAF bronze label 10km International Road Race in Okpekpe, Edo State.
Dalung...
Africa agog as All-Africa Games takes centre stage
By Toby Prince
The 11th edition of the All-Africa Games officially kicks off on Friday in September in Brazzaville, Congo with a colourful opening ceremony...