Abeokuta: It was a clean sweep for Nigeria in the U18 women 100 metres finals as Miracle Ezechukwu’s 11:88s, Rosemary Nwankwo’s 11:96s, and Miriam Jegede’s 12:20s won the gold, silver, and bronze medals at the ongoing Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Championships in Abeokuta.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Nigerian duo of Chioma Nweke with 11:65s and Success Oyibu with 11:78s also clinched gold and silver medals in the U20 women’s 100 metres finals, while Lou Yonan Chantal of Cote d’Ivoire settled for bronze with a time of 11:87s in the U20 women’s 100 meters final.
In the U18 men’s 100 metres final, South Africa’s Mukona Manavhela and Jayden Fourie won gold and silver medals with times of 10:61s and 10:76s, respectively, while Nigeria’s Clifford Igbigbidje took the bronze with a time of 10:89s. The other two Nigerians in the boys U-18 100m final, Destiny Egbon and Adeola Adeniji, finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
In the U-20 finals, John Caleb secured the bronze medal with a time of 10.61s, following Clinton Owatinya and Letebele Karabo of South Africa, who secured the first and second positions with race times of 10.42s and 10.54s, respectively. Nigeria also won the 4x400m mixed relay event of the U-20 category.
The excited trio of Ezechukwu, Nwankwo, and Jegede dedicated their achievements to the Nigerian spectators who cheered them on during the encounter.
