As the countdown for the Beijing Olympic Games draws near, athletes continue to get qualification for the event.

Given the spate of criticism that trailed the inclusion of Nigeria's top athlete in Wednesday's grand finale in the male 100 metres event at the on going Exxon Mobile Olympics Trials in Abuja, Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of

BENJAMIN Kiplagat will lead Uganda's hunt for medals at the World Junior Athletics Championship that starts in Bydgoszcz, Poland on Tuesday.

Kenya faces a challenge in its quest to conquer the world in the men 3,000m steeplechase and recapture the 4x400m relay race in the World Junior championship which starin Bydgoszcz, Poland on Tuesday.

She bust on to the international scene with a gold medal in the 10,000m at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games two years ago but it has been difficult for Lucy Wangui Kabuu to register consistent results at the highest level ever

Osayemi Damola has won N1 million Jackpot bonus for her splendid performance in the 100 metres women race, with a time of 11.08 seconds to beat the International Amateur Athletics Federation record of 11.09 seconds during the NNPC/ExxonMobil Track and

Olusoji Fasuba is a truly 60m world champion.He won that title in Valencia, Spain February, this year. It is a title that won him global attention and a hero here in Nigeria.

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Rwanda's junior athletes could miss this year's World Youth Championship due to difficulties in acquiring visas, local athletics federation officials have noted.