CAA U-18/U-20 Championships: Team Nigeria Shine In Girls 100m, Boys Secure bronze in U-18

It was a clean sweep for Team Nigeria in the girls’ 100m U-18 final as the country secured gold, silver and bronze medals at the ongoing CAA U-18/U-20 Athletics Championship at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Miracle Ezechukwu led the medal chase after racing to the finishing line in 11.88secs with her teammate, Rosemary Nwankwo, who captained the Invited Junior Athletes at the last National Sports Festival. She finished second in time of 11.96secs as Miriam Jegede completed the medal haul with a time of 12.20secs for the bronze medal.

It was almost the same scenario in the girls U-20 final with Nigeria claiming gold and silver medals with the third Nigerian finishing fourth thereby missing out on the podium finish.

It was Chioma Nweke that emerged top, taking gold in a time of 11.65secs while Success Oyibu finished second to claim silver medal in a time of 11.78.

It was a last minute effort from Cote d’Ivoire’s Chantal Lou Yoman that secured her bronze medal with a time of 11.87secs ahead of Nigerian Chiamaka Nwankwo, who had to settled for the fourth position with a time of 11.98secs.

The boys also did not disappoint as James Igbigbidje secured bronze medal in the boys’ 100m with a time of 10.89secs with South Africa duo of Manavhela Mukona and Fourie Jayden securing the gold and silver medals in time of 10.61secs and 10.76secs respectively.

The other two Nigerians in the boys U-18 100m final; Destiny Egbon and Adeola Adeniji finished fifth and 6th respectively.

In the U-20 finals, John Caleb also secured the bronze medal with a time of 10.61secs behind Clinton Owatinya and Letebele Karabo of South Africa who secured the first and second position with a race time of 10.42sesc and 10.54secs respectively.

Nigeria also won the 4x400m mixed relay event of the U-20 event.