Nigeria’s quartet of Rosemary Chigozie, Jennifer Obi Chukwuka, Rosemary Chukwuma and Miracle Ezechukwu won gold in the women’s 4×100m, clocking a time of 42.94s at the African Senior Athletic Championships in Accra, Ghana.
Going into the final as heavy favorites, the Nigerian team faced immense pressure from strong rival line-ups from South Africa and the host nation, Ghana.
However, the race was effectively decided by the flawless technical execution of the Nigerian athletes as Liberia finished second while Ghana came third.
This gold medal further consolidates Team Nigeria’s dominant position at the summit of the track events in Accra.
Combining the experienced composure of Chukwuma with rising stars like Chigozie, Chukwuka and Ezechukwu, proves that the future of Nigerian relay running is in safe, incredibly fast hands.
Men’s 4×100m
In the men’s 4×100m, Nigeria’s quartet of Favor Ashe, James Emmanuel, Tejiri Godwin and Chidera Ezeakor clocked a time of 38.70s to finish 2nd, bagging a Silver medal.
They finish behind Ivory Coast who clocked a time of 38.52s to win gold.
The team is still in position for more medals as Nnamdi Adeboye Onweaze qualified for the men’s 110m Hurdles final. Onweaze will compete for the final on Saturday after clocking a time of 14.09s to finish behind Senegal’s Louis Mendy who won in a time of 13.65s.
The 24th African Senior Athletics Championships started on May 12th and will end on the 17th.
