World Athletics Championships

September 15, (THEWILL) — As the sun rises over Tokyo's iconic National Stadium today, September 15, 2025, the third day of the World Athletics Championships, Nigeria's contingent finds itself in a familiar mix of promise and peril. With over...

September 03, (THEWILL) - The 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest marked a profoundly disappointing competition for Nigeria's team, who failed to win any medals and struggled mightily in their respective events. Out of the 25 athletes, comprising 11...

August 26, (THEWILL) - Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the World Athletics Championships on Saturday, adding to her earlier victory in the 1500m event. 29-year-old Kipyegon took control of the race...

August 24, (THEWILL) - Oluwatobiloba Amusan of Nigeria has qualified for the final of the women's 100-metre hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Amusan won her semi-final heat with a time of 12.56 seconds despite...

August 23, (After cruising through her heat at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Tuesday, Nigerian hurdler, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, faced questions from the media and it was not long before her recent ban for missed drug tests expectedly...

August 23, (THEWILL) - Two US-based Nigerian sprinters, Alaba Akintola and Favour Ofili, have advanced to the next rounds of the 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday. Akintola finished third in his...

August 22, (THEWILL) - World champion, Oluwatobiloba Amusan, began the defence of her 100m hurdles title in fine fashion on Tuesday, winning her opening heat at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. The Nigerian star, who set the world...

August 20, (THEWILL) - Athletes from across Africa have been making the continent proud at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Heading into the event after an injury-disrupted build-up, doubts lingered whether Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei was in form to challenge...

In the lead-up to the World Athletics Championships now underway in Budapest, Hungary and scheduled to last till August 27, the female hurdle event found itself on the precipice of excitement and intrigue. Amidst the fervour, a cloud of...

Last week, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) reportedly entered into a new sponsorship agreement with PremiumTrust Bank ahead of the upcoming World Championships in Budapest. The three-year deal, facilitated by Nilayo Sports Management, is aimed at supporting the...