Nigeria Battles For Honours At World Athletics U-20 Championships
About twenty (20) Nigerian track and field athletes are amongst over 1,700 participants from 134 countries competing at the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Lima, Peru.
The young athletes will compete at the Estadio Atletico de la Videna between Tuesday and Saturday. Several of the participating athletes will be making their international debuts in Lima, while for some others the path to Peru was through the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
A record number of 1700 athletes from more than 130 teams are preparing to compete at the #WorldAthleticsU20 Championships Lima 24, the 20th edition of the global age-group showpiece.
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— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 26, 2024
Team Nigeria comprises of nine (9) male and eleven (11) female athletes, who would be seeking podium finishes. The male athletes include Caleb John, Okon Sunday and Chidera Ezeakor, who will be competing in the 100m. Also Gafari Badmus (400m) and Caleb Joshua alongside John and Sunday in the 200m.
For High Jump, Goodluck Fiaku will be competing, while Oseiwe Salami would be in the 400m hurdles. Tejiri Godwin and Joachim Uyovwiyoma will join others for the 4x100m relay event.
Justina Eyakpobeyan, Chioma Nweke and Precious Nzeakor will run in the women’s 100m, with Obi Chukwuka and Prestina Ochonogor joining them for the 4x100m relays. The 200m race will see Nzeakor joining Ella Onojuvwevwo to compete for honours, while Taiwo Kudoro will run in the 400m hurdles.
Chioma Nwachukwu will be joined by Favour Onyah and Onojuvwevwo for the 400m, with Nwachukwu, Onyah, Kudoro, Onojuvwevwo and Odot Udo to run the 4x400m relays. Rhoda Adisa will represent Nigeria in the 800m, while Ochonogor will also be in the long jump event.
The Nigerian representatives would nonetheless be striving hard not only to improve on the country’s past performances at the championships, but also enhance their career.
It is a championships that offers a platform to success in the sport, by helping to build careers, and will no doubt help outline their path to future global events.
