
Adegoke started resonating loudly on Saturday 31st July when he stormed to an astonishing 9.98s to win his 100m heat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, becoming the 11th man from Nigeria who belong to an exclusive club of sub 10s runners.
Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala’s life and athletics career will never be the same as the 25 year-old soared into another level of sprinting, running personal best times and breaking his own national records and continental records while making a name for himself in the nation’s athletics circuit.
Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala’s life and athletics career will never be the same, the 25 year old rocketed into a new realm of sprinting running in his personal best times and breaking his own national records while making a name for himself in the athletics circuit. The university of Nairobi athlete has been impressive in…
Source: fisu.net As the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games came to a close, many athletes were on the world stage at this level for the first time—a lifelong goal for most. Among those athletes was Tatjana Shoenmaker – a well decorated South African swimmer who put it all on the line at her Olympic debut this…
The track and field event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was graced by amazing athletes across the world, but more importantly, there was participation of African student-athletes and alumni across these events. Most of these athletes were taking part in their first Olympic Games but that did not stop them from producing outstanding results and…
The African University sports Federation have announced host universities for this year’s University championships. Four sports have been selected for challenge in the continent, Tennis to be hosted by Kampala Uganda, 3×3 Basketball hosted by the United State International University-Kenya, Cross Country by Conakry, Guinea and the Badminton tournament yet to be decided. Meanwhile Universities…
The duo of Nigerian University athletes Elizabeth Anyanacho (teakwondo) and Godwin Olofua (badminton) can now be referred to as Olympians as they both competed for the first time at the games in Tokyo. Godwin Olofua (Badminton):Olofua and partner Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon played Japanese duo of Wantanabe Yuta and Endo Hiroyuki in the men’s doubles event…
There are still uncertainties surrounding the hosting of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics due to the persistence of the COVID 19 pandemic that has left the world seeking for alternatives in all sphere of life. The Games of the XXXII Olympiad has already been postponed having billed to be earlier held in the summer of 2020,…