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Amusan Breaks Alozie’s African Record, Ofili Wins


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World Record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, yesterday, in Astana, smashed Gloria Alozie ‘s African 60m indoor record. She broke Alozie’s record of 7.82 with an improved 7.77 secs at the 2024 World Athletics…

Sports Minister Applauds Tobi Amusan’s African Record Breaking Feat


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Nigeria's Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, says Tobi Amusan's record breaking feat in the Women's 100m hurdles at the Diamond League meeting in Paris last week is a further testament of nation's rising profile in sports. Amusan, 25, ran…

Tobi Amusan Sets New 100m Hurdles African Record


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Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan set a new African Record (AR) of 12.41s as she claimed victory in the 100m Hurdles event at the Diamond League meet in Paris, moving her up to third in the world in 2022. Amusan started well in her race,…

Athletics: Nigerian Sprinter Favour Ofili Smashes African Record


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Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili smashed the African Record (AR) in the preliminary round of the Women's 200m at the SEC Indoor Championships, clocking a blistering 22.61s to win her heat after running 7.20s over 60m in qualification.…

ITTF World Championships: Quadri Aruna Sets African Record


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Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna has safely made his passage into the 4th round of the 2021 ITTF World Table Tennis championships after a 4-3 victory against India’s Sathiyan Gnanasekaran in the men’s singles, setting the record as…