Oduduru Divine of Texas Tech school has won the 60 meters and 200 meters races at the 2019 Big 12 Indoor Championship in Lubbock, Texas.
Oduduru Divine won the 60 meters title for the first time ever at the Big 12 Championships with a Personal Best (PB) and School Record time of 6.52 seconds.
The 22-year-old Nigerian now holds Texas Tech’s 60 meters record.
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Adekuoroye Odunayo has emerged winner of a gold medal at the 2019 German Grand Prix Championship in Dormagen.
Adekuoroye Odunayo, competing in the 57 kg weight category, defeated Hungary’s Szell Anna in an impressive outcome of 10-0 through a technical superiority, which will boost her ranking in the global rating.
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The Nigerian Army female team has emerged the overall first winner of the third edition of the West African Military Semi-Marathon Tournament held at Niamey, Niger Republic.
The Nigerian Army men’s team won the third position at event on Saturday 16th February 2019.
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Team Nigeria has emerged the overall best team of the 2019 Nigeria Taekwondo Open held at the Abuja National Stadium, Abuja.
Nigeria emerged in first position with 9 gold and 1 bronze medal – a total of 10 medals, Team Benin Republic came second with 1 gold and 1 silver, while Team Saudi Arabia and Taraba state won 1 gold and 1 silver to finish third and fourth place respectively at the end of the three-day championship.
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Gideon Goyet and Deborah Pam have emerged Nigerian winners of the 2019 Access Bank Lagos Marathon in the male and female categories respectively.
Gideon Goyet ran the race in two hours and 30 minutes with Deborah Pam for the second year running finished as the fastest Nigerian woman at the Lagos Marathon as well as finishing among the top 10 women overall.
Gideon Goyet receives ₦3 million while the second and third receive ₦2 million and ₦1 million respectively.
Nigeria has emerged the overall winner of the 2019 Lagos World Para Powerlifting Invitational Championships held at Oriental Hotel in Lagos.
Nigeria won all the 20 gold medals on offer as well as winning 15 silver and 7 bronze medals, making it a total of 42 medals in all at the competition.
The male football team of Lagos State University (LASU) has emerged champions at the inaugural African Students Football Union (ASFU) 2019 tournament.
The male football team of the school won the University for Development Studies (UDS), Ghana (a West African University Games, WAUG champion) 1-0 in the final match at the Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan, Oyo State on January 27, 2019.
Following the victory, LASU represents Africa at the World Universities Football Competition which is to hold in Russia later in the year.