Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has said he would rather choose to sit out the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Japan than to take the coronavirus vaccine. The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Olympics from last year. Countries across the world are […]
A former US Olympics gymnastics coach has killed himself hours after he was charged with sexual assault and human trafficking, officials say. The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel confirmed the death of John Geddert on Thursday afternoon. In […]
Olympic 100m hurdles champion Brianna McNeal has been provisionally suspended from athletics after being charged with breaching anti-doping rules. The American is accused of “tampering within the results management process”, the Athletics Integrity Unit said. McNeal, 29, won gold at […]
Russia’s ban from all major sporting events after a doping scandal has been cut to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The ban still prevents Russia from competing in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, set to be […]
Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie led Jacob Kiplimo home in world record time to win the Valencia Half Marathon on Sunday in a reverse of the World Championship result from October. Kandie, Kiplimo, Rhonex Kipruto, and Alexander Mutiso all finished the race […]
– Oma Akatugba Olympic legend, Michael Johnson is arguably one of the greatest athletes of all time. In 2018, he suffered a stroke that affected his left side which he has recovered from. I met him at the 2020 Laureus […]
By- Oma Akatugba “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do spirit in the face of adversity or misfortune. This aptly describes the story of Kenyan long-distance track and […]
Organizers of the annual Lagos City Marathon have announced an increase in the prizes for winners of next year’s event. The third edition of the marathon will hold on February 10 in Lagos, and during a press conference on Thursday, […]
