Team Nigeria in Nairobi
By Thomas Abirhire
Team Nigeria on Sunday finished third on the overall medals table after a total of four gold and three bronze medals at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
Team Nigeria won two medals on the championships’ final day of action.
Hosts Kenya finished top with eight gold, one silver and seven bronze medals, while Finland narrowly beat Nigeria to the second position with four gold and a silver medal.
Team Nigeria’s first medal on the final day of action in Nairobi came from the women’s 4x100m relay event where the country scooped a bronze medal.
The quartet of Praise Ofoku, Favour Ofili, Anita Traviore and Tima GodBless returned a time of 43.90 seconds behind Jamaica and Namibia, who won the gold and silver medals respectively.
It was a completely different scenario in the men’s race where Nigeria did not finish.
Nigeria’s final golden moment in Nairobi came in the women’s 4x400m relay event.
The quartet of Opeyemi Oke, Imaobong Uko, Ella Onojuvwevwo and Favour Ofili, with a time of 3:31:46 secs secured what was the country’s fourth overall gold medal.
The gold for Uko was her third, following earlier winning feats in the mixed relay and the 400m individual events.
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