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2023 African Games: Silver medal for Nigeria’s Kemi Francis-Petersen in women’s heptathlon

2023 African Games: Silver medal for Nigeria’s Kemi Francis-Petersen in women’s heptathlon

Team Nigeria continues to make great strides in the athletics event at the ongoing 13th edition of the African Games, as Kemi Francis-Petersen claimed the silver medal after the last event of the women’s heptathlon that lasted for two days. The 31-year-old gathered an overall score of 5268 points, which was only bettered by Ahouanwanou Odile of Benin Republic, who totalled 5616 points in the seven-event...

2023 African Games: Amaechi wins gold; silver for Onyekwere in women’s discus throw

2023 African Games: Amaechi wins gold; silver for Onyekwere in women’s discus throw

It was a one-two finish for Nigeria in the women’s discus throw final as the duo of Obiageri Amaechi and Chioma Onyekwere claimed the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the ongoing 13th edition of the African Games in Accra, Ghana. Amaechi dug deep with her final attempt, achieving a throw of 58.93 metres, a new personal best (PB), to win the gold medal for Nigeria...