Tokyo 2025: Ajayi makes history as first Nigerian in men’s 100m world final in 18 years
Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi is silencing the doubters at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, etching his name into the record books by storming into the men’s 100m final on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The 20-year-old sprinter clocked 9.93 seconds to finish second in his semi-final at the Japan National Stadium, just behind world champion Noah Lyles, who edged it with 9.92s. South Africa’s Akani Simbine followed closely...

