Jo Pavey Prepares To Represent Team GB At Fifth Olympics
Jo Pavey Jo Pavey's greatest year as a distance runner was arguably 2014 - gold at the European Championships came just 10 days after a famously gritty bronze m
Hard Road To Rio For Two Somali Athletes
Samia Yusuf Oma's Somalia - the nation that produced double Olympic champion Mo Farah - has sent only two athletes to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Runners
I Hate Dopers, Says Lizzie Armitstead
Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Armitstead says she will hold her "head high in Rio" and "hates dopers" following criticism for missing three drug tests. The British w
Japanese Gymnast Gets £3,700 Bill For Playing Pokemon Go
Kohei Uchimura. Photos: BBC Sports Olympic gymnast Kohei Uchimura racked up a £3,700 mobile phone bill playing Pokemon Go in Rio. The 27-year-old Japanese, who
In Campbell-Brown, Schippers, Thompson, Okagbare Faces Uphill Task
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor (centre) beat Veronica Campbell-Brown (right) to win the 100 metres gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. PHOTO: AFP. Blessing Oka
Refugee Team With No Home, Flag Or Anthem Take Centre Stage
The Refugee team posing at the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio, Brazil.Rio Olympics A team with 'no home, no flag and no national anthem' is set to steal the
Nigerians Walk Through Needle’s Eye To Get To Rio
The Rio Olympics take place in August this year. PHOTO: AFP If you were planning to be in Rio de Janeiro for this year's Olympic Games and you are yet…
All-refugee Team Set To Make History
PHOTO: rio2016.com It's early morning in the Ngong Hills, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, and a group of athletes huddle together in prayer in tracksuits
D’ Tigers Take On U.S. In Preparatory Friendly Match
D'Tigers will meet U.S. basketball team in a pre-Olympics friendly game… tomorrow morning. Nigeria's national basketball team, D Tigers, is set to take on th
Congo’s Saka Suraju Dreams 2016 Glory
Saka Suraju wants a better performance at the Rio Games than he did in his previous two outings. As one of the ageing players in Africa, Saka Suraju of Congo…
Igali Laments Poor Funding, As NWF Unveils Team Nigeria’s Wrestlers
The Team Nigeria wrestling squad. The Nigerian Wrestling Federation (NWF) President, Daniel Igali, has lamented that paucity of funds would force seven athletes
Funke Oshonaike Is Team Nigeria’s Flag Bearer
Funke Oshonaike Elegant Table Tennis star, Funke Oshonaike, would lead out Team Nigeria at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics at the Maracana stadium on F
Nigeria’s Okoli Is The New Face Of British Youth Athletics
Olivia Okoli (right) poses with her archrival, Charmont Webster-Tape, after receiving her gold medal at the English Schools Athletics Association (ESAA) U17 Wom
IOC Rejects Criticism Over Handling Of Russia Doping
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks during the IOC Executive Board Meeting on July 30, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Pascal Le Segretain / POOL / AFP International Olymp
We Tried To Avert Rio Olympics Ban On Nigeria’s 4x400m Relay Team - AFN
Regina George (second left) and other Nigerian athletes won't take part in the 4x400m relay in Rio The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has reacted to the
Rosberg Grabs German Grand Prix Pole
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's German driver Nico Rosberg celebrates after the qualifying session at the Hockenheim circuit, southern Germany, on July 30, 2016
Team Nigeria Leaves For Rio In Batches
Tosin Adeloye, second left, failed drug test Disqualification of 4x400m Relay Team Shocks AFN With the football and basketball teams already in the United State
Trailblazer Bikila Opened The Way For African Marathon Runners
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY CYRIL BELAUD (FILES) This file photo taken on September 10, 1960 shows Ethiopian athlete Abebe Bikila running barefoot for victory durin
Bolt Ready To Strike After Fitness Scare
Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts as he wins the men's 200m at the IAAF Diamond League Anniversary Games athletics meeting at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park stadium
Akinyemi Is First Nigerian Athlete To Arrive In Brazil
Canoeist, Jonathan Akinyemi, is the first member of Team Nigeria to arrive in Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games. Mikel denies donating $30,000 to teammates Nigeria