US Open Judo Medal: How Epe Born Cop Tunji Disu Put Nigeria On Global Pedestal

Tunji Disu

By Babatunde Kaka Epe-born police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Commander, Tunji Disu, on Sunday, 31 July won a Silver medal in the United States Open Judo   On the final day of July 2022, Nigeria were asleep when news filtered in from a few online media outfits about the trailblazing victory of another Nigerian in … Read more

Tobi Amusan Breaks World Record, Wins 100m Hurdles Final In World Championships (Video)

Tobi Amusan becomes first Nigerian woman to break World Record and win the 100m Hurdles Final in World Championships  Amusan broke the record twice that night, improving upon her 12.12s from the semi-final EDITOR’S PICK Chelsea Plot Shock Move For Man Utd Target Frenkie De Jong Erik Ten Drops Hint On His First-Choice Defensive Pairing … Read more

Tokyo Olympics: Nigerian Athlete Qualifies For Women’s 100m Hurdles Semis

Olympics

She crossed the finish line at 12.72s ahead of Jamaica’s Thompson Yanique who timed 12.74s… Tobi Amusan, a Nigerian athlete, has qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s 100m Hurdles at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan, AFP reports. The 24-year-old athlete advanced to the next round of the competition on Saturday morning after … Read more

Olympic Trials & Invitation Relays: BBNaija Star Mike Edwards, Others Shine

Everyone was looking forward to Tobi Amusan dropping the current African and National Record of 12.44secs set by Glory Alozie in 1998 at Olympic Trials  It was a big disappointment for the fans that thronged the Yabatech Sports Complex Lagos on Friday, the Day 2 of the ongoing Olympic Trials and Invitation Relays, after the … Read more