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Kenya Makes history as Africa Lands First World Athletics Championships

September 15, 2026

Nairobi and Munich have been selected to host the 2029 and 2031 World Athletics Championships, respectively, bringing the sport’s flagship global event to Africa for the first time, Prime Business Africa reports.

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Nairobi Enters Race to Host 2029 World Athletics Championships

August 11, 2026

Nairobi has formally submitted its bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, seeking to make the Kenyan capital the first African city to stage the sport’s flagship global event, Prime Business

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Super Active D’Tigress Into Q/Finals In Paris, Beat Canada 79-70

Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress, fought like real tigers on Sunday in Paris to book a place in Olympic quarterfinals after beating defending Champions, Canada, 79-70. The keenly contested match saw the Nigerian side dig deep to checkmate equally fighting Canada who

August 4, 2024

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JUST IN: Men’s 100m: Ajayi, Ashe Fail To Qualify For Final

Nigeria’s hope of picking a medal of any colour in men’s 100m race of the ongoing Olympics finally hit the rocks Sunday evening after Kanyisola Ajayi and F.O.T Ashe competing in heats one and two failed to survive the semifinals. Ashe posted

August 4, 2024

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Olympic 200m Women: Ofili Shows Class, Zooms Into Semifinal

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili was in super form on Sunday morning, as she picked a slot in the women 200m semifinal of the ongoing Olympics in Paris. Ofili who has been the middle of controversy over how her name disappeared from the 100m

August 4, 2024

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BREAKING: 100m Men, Kanyinsola Ajayi In, Favour Ashe Out

It was a different stroke for Nigeria’s duo of Kanyinsola Ajayi and Favour Ogene Ashe, in the men’s 100m heat, en-route the semifinals of the men’s 100m on Saturday. While Ajayi who competed in the lane two in heat 5 won his

August 3, 2024

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Lone Ranger Chukwuma Finally Bows Out

It is finally over for Nigeria in the women 100m event of the ongoing Olympics in Paris France after lone ranger Rosemary Chukwuma crashed out in the semifinal decided this Saturday evening. Chukwuma finished in a time of 11.39sec behind Julien

August 3, 2024

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Ofili 100m Saga: Nigerians tackle AFN/NOC, Sports Minister

Twenty four hours after the 100m women’s heats were concluded in Paris with only Rosemary Chukwuma set to partake in today’s semifinal showdown, Nigerians have joined issues with the AFN, NOC and the Sports Minister, Senator John Enoh, over inability of Favour

August 3, 2024

France vs Argentina war on the pitch and outside the pitch

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Olympic Semis: France To Battle Egypt As Spain face Morocco

Hosts France scratched a lone goal victory over Argentina to reach the men’s soccer semifinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday, in a match that recorded a fight between the players immediately after the final whistle. Argentina were booed throughout the match

August 3, 2024

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100m Semis: Chukwuma To Battle Tough Opponents Today in Paris

Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma will do the race of her life Saturday (today ) 3rd August 2024 in the semifinals of the women’s 100m of the ongoing Olympics in Paris. Chukwuma, who is a lone ranger in that category after compatriot Tina Godbless

August 3, 2024

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Whether He Or She: I Am Ready, Khelif’s Opponent, Hamori Warns

Ahead of their Saturday’s bout at the Olympics, controversial boxer, Imane Khelif’s next opponent ,Anna Luca Hamori, says she is not worried whether her opponent is a he or she as she is ready to fight to the finish. Khelif needed just

August 2, 2024

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BREAKING: Chukwuma Into 100m Semis, Tima Godbless Out

Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma qualified for the semifinal stage of the 100m on Friday. She competed in heat five of the series of 100m heats decided Friday morning, posting a time of 11.26 seconds. Compatriot Tima Godbless was however not lucky as she

August 2, 2024

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Sports - Page 80

Kenya Makes history as Africa Lands First World Athletics Championships

Nairobi Enters Race to Host 2029 World Athletics Championships

Super Active D’Tigress Into Q/Finals In Paris, Beat Canada 79-70

JUST IN: Men’s 100m: Ajayi, Ashe Fail To Qualify For Final

Olympic 200m Women: Ofili Shows Class, Zooms Into Semifinal

BREAKING: 100m Men, Kanyinsola Ajayi In, Favour Ashe Out

BREAKING: Nigeria’s Lone Ranger Chukwuma Finally Bows Out

Ofili 100m Saga: Nigerians tackle AFN/NOC, Sports Minister

Olympic Semis: France To Battle Egypt As Spain face Morocco

100m Semis: Chukwuma To Battle Tough Opponents Today in Paris

Whether He Or She: I Am Ready, Khelif’s Opponent, Hamori Warns

BREAKING: Chukwuma Into 100m Semis, Tima Godbless Out

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