Athletics 360

Our guest this week on Episode 8 of the BETA CONVO podcast with host Yomi Omogbeja is the current African 100m record-holder (9.85 secs) and  2008 World Athletics Indoor 60m champion (6.51 secs), Olusoji Fasuba from Nigeria.  Mr Fasuba, now retired from the sport, is a fully qualified Logistics officer with the HM British Royal Navy. He bemoans the lack of support and ill-treatment of at...

Our guest this week on Bètá Convo Live is Ghanaian jumper Nadia Eke -  the Director of Community Engagement at Special Olympics Florida, Ghana 's national record-holder in women's Triple jump, and the 2016  African Triple jump champion.   Nadia spoke on the lack of knowledge, and perhaps desire, by African  companies and brands to leverage on professional athletes to promote &n...

South Africa's rising sensation and Texas Christian University sprinter Derrick Mokaleng was our guest in this sixth episode of Bètá Convo (Better Conversations) Live with our host Yomi  Omogbeja. Mokaleng, the SA indoor 400m record-holder (45.67, set in Lubbock 2019) took us through his journey that started after representing his country at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz in 20...

In this fifth episode of Bètá Convo (Better Conversations) Live, our host Yomi Omogbeja chats with South Africa's middle and long-distance runner Mapaseka Makhanya - the 2013 South African Sportswoman of the Year. Mapaseka gives an insight into her life coping with the Covid-19 disruptions and loss of earnings this season. “The coronavirus has had a very negative impact, especially in how I have p...

This week on Bètá Convo (Better Conversations) Live, our host Yomi Omogbeja gets up, close and personal with Botswana's Nijel Amos - the 2014 Commonwealth Games 800m champion and London 2012 Olympic Games men's 800m silver medallist. Amos shared his experience as an athlete during this Covid-19 pandemic forced lockdown, and have an advice for those that run Athletics on the African continent. Kind...

On this episode of Bètá Convo (Better Conversations) Live, we discuss food, Nigerian jollof and sprinting  with the 2017 Conference-USA Indoor 400m champion and CEO of Loveth's Kitchen, Empress Loveth Odia from Nigeria. Kindly SUBSCRIBE to our YOUTUBE Channel and turn on NOTIFICATIONS to support our work: https://youtube.com/c/athleticsafrica/ SUBSCRIBE to our PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/athle...

This week on BETA CONVO, we caught up with the African Triple Jump record-holder (17.77m) and Doha 2019 World Athletics Championships bronze medallist, Hugues Fabrice Zango from Burkina Faso.  Enjoy... Please SUBSCRIBE to our Channel and turn on NOTIFICATIONS: https://youtube.com/c/athleticsafrica/ SUBSCRIBE to our PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/athleticsafrica/   Follow us on Facebook, Twit...

Coach Anthony Koffi from the Ivory Coast talks about his work with World Athletics star Marie-Josee Ta Lou , pride in Africa and his life as a coach.  Anthony Koffi l’entraineur ivoirien Il a fait ses preuves au Centre international d’athlétisme de Dakar (CIAD) en permettant à la Botswanaise Amantle Montso de devenir championne du monde du 400m. Anthony Koffi est aussi le coach de la champion...

On this week's Episode of BETA CONVO on the ATHLETICS 360 Podcast, we bring you the President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Mr Hamad Kalkaba Malboum. Mr Kalkaba answered various questions from African journalists ranging from the future of CAA events, support for African athletes, CAA Continental Tour, doping in sports, Covid-19 and more. Produced by Yomi Omogbeja for AthleticsAf...

Solomon Ogba says US$150,000 was CAA grant for hosting 2018 African Championships, not for the AFN. Ogba also asks: “Where is the N850m the Solomon Dalung-led Sports Ministry requested from FG to support #Asaba2018???” The Chairman of the Local Organising Committee for 2018 Africa Senior Athletics Championships, held in Asaba, Delta State, Evangelist #SolomonOgba has described as untrue that the A...

Sports Minister Solomon Dalung dares IAAF, gives no commitment to repay ‘missing’ $130,000 that was overpaid in 2017. Speaking at the 2019 Okpekpe Road Race held on Saturday in Edo State, Mr Dalung questioned the claims made by IAAF, claiming that Nigeria did nothing wrong. “I think Nigeria has been unfairly treated because the issue has been painted and promoted as if there was any wrongdoing on...

Meet Elise from the USA who had come over to Tunisia for the 5th International Marathon - The Carthage Race 2019 in Tunis, Tunisia on Sunday.

A series of mixed zone interviews with the Women’s race winner, Meseret Dinke of Ethiopia and Nigerian winners at the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.