World Athletics U-20: Tima Godbless Breaks 100m National Junior Record
Nigerian athlete Tima Godbless stormed to a Personal Best (PB) and National Junior Record (NJR) of 11.08s (0.1), to win the fourth heat of the Women’s 100m event at the U-20 World Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia.
Godbless broke the NJR set by Joan Uduak Ekah which had stood for 23 years by two-hundredths of a second, and was the fastest qualifier across all seven (7) heats of the Women’s 100m.
It was a very fast time from Godbless, which now sees her as a major medal contender.
Her teammate Praise Oforku also qualified for the semifinals from the preceding heat, running 11.55s to finish 2nd behind South Africa’s Viwe Jingqi in 11.36s.
The semi-finals and finals will take place on Wednesday.
A team of 19 home-based athletes, two foreign-based and five coaches are in Cali, Colombia flying Team Nigeria’s flag.
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