All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning certified for his or her respective occasions’ subsequent stage.
Staff Nigeria made a powerful begin within the athletics competitors on the African Video games in Ghana.
All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning certified for his or her respective occasions’ subsequent stage.
Within the girls’s 100m heats, all three Nigerian runners superior to the semi-finals.
Justina Eyakpobeyan led the pack at 11.43 seconds regardless of a slight headwind (-0.1 m/s).
Olajide Olayinka overcame a powerful headwind (-2.4 m/s) to win her warmth in 11.51 seconds, whereas Blessing Ogundiran secured the ultimate qualifying spot in her warmth with a time of 11.65 seconds (-2.3 m/s).
The lads’s 100m heats had been equally profitable for Nigeria. Usheoritse Itsekiri ran a season-best time of 10.19 seconds (-1.0 m/s) to complete second in his warmth.
Ekemini Ekanem overcame a gradual begin to surge previous his rivals and win his warmth in 10.44 seconds (-1.1 m/s).
Israel Okon Sunday completed second in his warmth (10.55 seconds, -1.6 m/s) behind Benjamin Azamati of Ghana.
The semi-final races for the 100m are scheduled for Monday night.
Following Nigeria’s dominant performances in wrestling and weightlifting at these Video games, there’s excessive anticipation for a powerful exhibiting in observe and area occasions, which kicked off on Monday on a vibrant word on the College of Legon.
Whereas Staff Nigeria hopes to see new champions emerge, a number of established athletes goal to defend their titles from the 2019 African Video games in Rabat, Morocco.
These embody Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume, Sade Olatoye, Chioma Onyekwere, and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.
The general medal desk as of Monday morning continues to be led by Egypt, with a staggering 91 gold medals.
Staff Nigeria holds onto second place with 27 golds, adopted by South Africa (25), Algeria (22), and Tunisia (12).
The host, Ghana, has climbed to sixth place with 9 gold, 22 silver, and 15 bronze medals.