Nigerian athletes have broken four Championship Records so far at the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia.
The first two days of the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia have been record-breaking for Nigerian athletes, having some of them not just smash their Personal Best (PB) but the Championship Records in their various events.
With the championship still ongoing, here are five Championship Records that have been erased so far by Nigerian athletes in Zambia.
Girl's U18 triple jump (Fejiro Djoma)
Fejiro Djoma opened the floor of medals when she leaped to a Championship Record (CR) of 12.69m to win the U18 triple jump event, smashing Kasie Veronica Ugeh's previous record of 12.56m set in 2013. It was Nigeria's first gold medal at the championship in Zambia.
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Boy's U18 high jump (Justine Jimoh)
In the boy's U18 high jump final, Justine Jimoh and Goodluck Fiaku secured the silver and bronze medals, scaling the height of 2.05m and 2.00m respectively.
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Jimoh's mark erased Botswana's Aobakwe Nkobela's previous Championship Record of 2.04m.
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17:40 - 29.04.2023
Ese Brume soars to world-leading mark at Botswana Golden Grand Prix
Nigeria's long jump queen Ese Brume won the long jump event in a world-leading distance of 6.77m at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix.
Boy's U18 400m (Samuel Ogazi)
Ogazi won the boy's 400m U18 title in a blazing Championship Record of 46.01s, obliterating the previous record of 46.26s set by South Africa's Lythe Pillay in 2019.
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The talented Nigerian who went to the championship with a Personal Best of 47.28s has dropped it by more than one second, which speaks greatly of his talent.
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17:17 - 30.04.2023
African U18 and U20 Championships: Nigeria wins four medals in triple and high jump events on Day 1
Nigeria won four medals on Day 1 of the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia, highlighted by two gold medals and two Championship Records.
Girl's U18 100m (Faith Okwose)
Faith Okwose edged her teammate Justina Eyakpobeyan in the girl's 100m final, storming to a Championship Record of 11.53s to smash South Africa's Nicola de Bruyn's record of 11.73s set in 2015.
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Hopefully, more records will be added to these before the championship ends.
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