The pair of Chidi Anthony Okezie and Esther Elo Joseph both clinched podium finishes for Nigeria in the men's and women's 400m events at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Okezie, 30, was impressive all through the heats, and raced to the gold medal in the men's final, clocking a Personal Best (PB) time of 45.06 seconds at the UGH Legion Stadium on Wednesday....
World record holder Tobi Amusan will start in lane 6 during the final of the women’s 100m hurdles on Wednesday evening at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The 26-year-old, who ran the fastest time during the semifinal heats on Tuesday, clocking 13.03 seconds, is the favourite to clinch the gold medal. Did you know Tobi Amusan ???????? is gunning for a hat-trick of...
Omolara Omotosho-Ogunmankinju was the difference for Nigeria in the 4x400m mixed relay on Tuesday as the team fought hard to clinch the gold medal at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. The 30-year-old, along with the trio of Emmanuel Ojeli, Patience Okon-George, and Sikiru Adeyemi, ran a time of 3:13.26, which is a new African record, breaking the one set by the Nigerian team...
Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has defended his shot put title, winning the men’s final at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday. The 31-year-old won the nation’s first gold medal in athletics in this edition of the Games with a put of 21.06 metres to claim back-to-back titles in the men’s shot put event following his triumph in Rabat in 2019. Enekwechi, who is...
World record holder Tobi Amusan cruised into the final of the women's 100-metre hurdles event at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday. The 27-year-old was evidently on another level compared to her challengers as she finished her semifinal heat with a winning time of 13.03 seconds. https://twitter.com/MakingOfChamps/status/1770123641738432825?t=MJcFCwJliBIBnr12iic6JQ&s=19 Amusan, who has been in impressive form since losing her world champion title, is the...
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