Nigeria loses out in 100m events

Oluwatobi Amusan, the world record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, was on the path to recovery from a sore throat that had prevented her from competing on Friday morning, with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria reporting that she was responding well to treatment.

The camp was further shaken by the revelation that Ofili Favour and Rosemary Chukwuma may face disciplinary action from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria’s technical department for their unexplained absence from the women’s 100-meter events.

Later in the day, the athletes received a boost with the arrival of new kits from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), and the evening session brought some encouraging performances, including a silver medal win for the mixed 4x400m relay team, providing a welcome lift to the camp.

Mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Dubem Nwachukwu, and Patience Okon-George won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay, bringing the stick home in 3:13.72.The gold went to South Africa in 3:13.12, while Botswana got the bronze in 3:15.93.

Women’s 100m final

Nigeria failed to reach the podium after Olayinka Olajide finished 7th in the final of the women’s 100m event won by Gina Bittaye. She won the title, having to work hard to close on Maia McCoy and clocking a time of 11.13s to defend her crown. McCoy was second, while Maboundou Kone placed third.

Men’s 100m final

It was another disappointing result for the country in the men’s 100m final, with Kanyinsola Ajayi, who was Nigeria’s sole athlete in the final, finishing just off the podium, claiming 4th in 10.20s.

Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia won the race. He finished like a steam train, coming from way behind to snatch the win in 10.13s from Ghana’s Emmanuel Eseme, who claimed silver in 10.15s. South Africa’s Benjamin Richardson got the bronze in 10.17s.

Women’s Hammer fianl

Sade Olatoye won silver in the women’s hammer throw, producing a best effort of 67.72 m and solidifying her legacy as one of the greatest hammer throwers in African history.

Men’s 400m semifinals

Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie qualified for the men’s 400-metre final. The former finished very fast, clocking a time of 45.83s to place third ahead of Chidi Okezie, who also got through in 45.96s. Anthony Pesela won the race in 45.40s.

In another race, Samuel Ogazi also qualified for the final by clocking a time of 45.44s, finishing very well ahead of Donald Chiyangwa, who ran 45.51s, while Haron Adoli followed in 45.66s.

Women’s 400m semifinals

Esther Joseph qualified for the women’s 400m final, clocking a time of 52.26s to finish second in her semifinal race. Miranda Coetzee won the race in 50.91s, just 0.01s off her personal best.

Bronze in men’s long jump

In his first international competition representing Nigeria, Goodness Iredia secured a bronze medal in the men’s long jump event with a jump of 7.75 meters. His teammate, Emmanuel Njoku, narrowly missed a medal, finishing fourth with a best jump of 7.72 meters, while Lionel Coetzee took the gold with a winning jump of 7.78 meters.