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Nigeria's Chukwuebuka Enekwechi in action in the shot put in Bragança Paulista (Wagner Carmo / CBAt) © Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi produced a national shot put record of 21.77m to beat Brazilian favourite Darlan Romani at the 35th Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo - the first leg of 2019 IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge - on Sunday 28 April. Romani, world ranked No.3 and winner of the 2018 Continental Cup, led with his 21.62m from round two, but Enekwechi responded in round three with 21.77m – a PB by 49 centimetres to take the definitive lead. Romani improved to 21.69m on his final throw, but it wasn’t enough to deliver the victory. USA’s Curtis Jensen was third with 20.40m. Enekwechi’s winning mark added one centimetre to the Nigerian record set three years ago by Stephen Mozia . It also moved Enekwechi, who is the reigning African Champion, up to second place on the African all-time list, just 20 centimetre...

Former Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has commended new sprint sensation Divine Oduduru on his impressive performances at the Michael Johnson Invitational, where a he ran a 9.94 secs in the men 100m - Nigeria’s fastest since 2006 when Olusoji Fasuba ran a time of 9.85 secs to set a new African record. At the same meet, Oduduru also ran 19.76 sec in the 200m to erase the former national record of 19.84 secs set by Francis Obikwelu in 1999 at the World Championships in Seville Spain. Mallam Abdullahi who was Minister of Sports and Chairman of NSC when Oduduru was discovered at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri, Delta State said he followed Oduduru progress since then and he was not surprised by his feats over the weekend. “I was not surprised by his achievements, I never for a moment stopped following since we discovered him at the Warri 2013 AYAC which we hosted, I knew he was a world beater in waiting”. A...

Full Results of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) All Comers Competition held on Wednesday April 12, 2017 at the University of Port Harcourt Sports Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Mercy Ntia Obong clocked a season’s best time of 11.70 seconds to win the women’s 100m followed by Rashidat Lawal, second in 11.81, and Blessing Adiakherewa third in 12.00. Harry Chukwudike of the University of Port Harcourt won the men's 100m in 10.48 seconds ahead of Emmanuel Arowolo in 10.53 while Chukwudi Olisakwe clocked 10.58 to take third place. RESULTS AFN All Comers Competition 17 - Uniport, Port Harcourt Official results Date : 04/12/17 1 Final Rank ID Name Team Result Info 3000m Women , Time :18:50 Area YOB 1 771 Abasi-Ibianake Sunday Umoren Akwa-Ibom 03 11:00.42 2 769 Anyadiegwu Kelechukwu Anambra 00 11:44.94 3 772 Olusegun Queenneth Blessing Uni Ibadan 94 12:12.18 4 770 Odumoso Kate Delta 99 13:10.06 1 Final Rank ID Name Team Result Info Shot Put Wo...

Patrick Ugbe, Commissioner for Sports in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria, gives an insight into the comprehensive sports development projects of the Liyel Imoke's government and the state's efforts to host the National Sports Festival and the World Mountain Running Championships in Obudu in 2014. Copyright © 2012 AthleticsAfrica.Com

ZURICH (SUI): The 800 m world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya is the latest top name confirmed for Weltklasse Zurich on August 30. Already earlier the participation of Usain Bolt was announced. "First I want to concentrate on the Olympics. Then I want run a really fast race," said Rudisha. For Zurich he will prepare at his German base in Tubingen. Rudisha also promised to be part of Youth trains with Weltklasse kids clinic. In men pole vault confirmed is the duel of top European vaulters Renaud Lavillenie versus Bjorn Otto. LONDON (GBR): Germany's Claudia Bokel has been elected as the new chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes' Commission. Bokel replaces outgoing chair Frank Fredericks of Namibia reports Insidethegames. The IOC Athletes' Commission itself serves as a consultative body and is the link between active athletes and the IOC. It is composed of 12 athletes with eight Summer Olympians and four Winter Olympians electe...

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