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The influence of Sha'Carri Richardson is presently unmatchable as she's now being imitated with her signature winning style.
A young Nigerian sprinter named Fakorede Adekalu openly showed he's a big fan of the world's fastest woman Sha'Carri Richardson, imitating her signature style after winning a relay race at the African Games in Ghana.
Adekalu anchored the Nigerian team made up of Israel Okon Sunday, Consider Ekanem and Alaba Akintola to win their heat race in 38.70s, and while crossing the finish line, he flipped the sweat from his forehead - an imitation of Sha'Carri Richardson's signature style at the World Championships in Budapest.
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This further shows the influence Richardson has in the track world and whatever she does will mostly be imitated as she's an icon to many young athletes and fans globally.
Nigeria eventually won the gold medal in the final, defeating host country Ghana in a pulsating race that saw Usheoritse Itsekiri anchor the West African nation to a Season's Best of 38.41s.
![[WATCH] Nigerian athlete chase down her opponent turning Silver into GOLD in the mixed 4x400m Relay final](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/20032024/e9c64ee7-07e7-4d08-9dfe-4c73f8ee4fc4.png?operations=fit(:350))
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[WATCH] Nigerian athlete chase down her opponent turning Silver into GOLD in the mixed 4x400m Relay final
With 30m to go trailing Botswana, Nigeria's Omolara Ogunmakinju did the unbelievable by chasing down her opponent and winning the Gold medal. This is arguably one of the greatest relay races in history.
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