Category: Sports

Platform School, Baruwa, Ipaja, has emerged champions of the 2026 Ecobank National Schools Team Chess Championship after defeating Dayspring School.

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Team Nigeria have clinched a total of 16 medals at the 2026 Confederation of African Cycling Para-Track and Track African Championships in Abuja to emerge winners.

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Quickpen Deborah has emerged as the winner of the 2026 Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifier in the women’s category.

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Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Akintoye has become the highest-rated Nigerian chess player in history after attaining a live rating of 2389 at the 2026 Nigeria Chess Olympiad Qualifiers.

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Kanyinsola Ajayi has emerged winner of the 100 meters race event at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial in Florida, winning in a time of 9.90 seconds (2.9).

He led an Auburn and Nigerian 1-2 finish with Israel Okon who ran 9.95 seconds, while Jaiden Reid finished third in that section with 10.01 seconds.

Rhoda Adisa has clocked a personal best of 2:04.05 to win the women’s 800 meters race event at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial in Florida.

She finished ahead of Naomi Clarke who was second in 2:04.60, while Camryn Merryman finished third in 2:06.91.

Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi has thrown a personal best of 84.68 meters in the men’s Javelin Throw at the 2026 Tom Jones Memorial in Florida.

He shattered his own national record, improving by almost two metres, after a very short 2025 season. He now moves up to 7th on the African all-time list.