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Preview of Adidas Atlanta City Games featuring top Nigerian stars Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume.
Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume will lead a star-studded Nigerian cast scheduled to compete at the Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday, May 18th.
The Games is organised for Adidas professional athletes, allowing them to compete in an open space, not a stadium, thus bringing them close to fans.
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With the meet set to have the best of Adidas stars, Nigerian athletes signed to the brand will also be present as they fine-tune preparations for the Paris Olympic Games.
Women's 100m Hurdles
Amusan paves the way in her trademark event, racing against former World Record holder Kendra Harrison, who will be making her season's debut in the event and will be aiming for a famous win against her fierce rival with the world-leading time of 12.40s clocked in Jamaica.
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20:32 - 15.05.2024
Tobi Amusan: Clarifying why Nigerian star is not the fastest woman in the world
It is imperative to correct that Tobi Amusan's victory at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational doesn't make her the fastest woman in the world as being proclaimed by many Nigerian media outlets.
However, both record-breakers will have it tough against a formidable field that includes the Jamaican trio of Ackera Nugent, Yanique Thompson, and Demisha Rosewell, British champion Cindy Sember, and renowned heptathlete Anna Hall.
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21:32 - 12.05.2024
'This is the healthiest I've been' - Tobi Amusan opens up after world-leading performance at Jamaica Athletics Invitational
Tobi Amusan opened up on her season so far after her brilliant run at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational.
Women's 200m
Second on the Nigerian list is speed sensation Favour Ofili listed in the women's 150m event.
The 21-year-old with an excellent and consistent season so far by staying unbeaten will face a stiff test in British star Daryll Neita, who has back-to-back Diamond League wins in the 100m and 200m events - one which included defeating the world's fastest woman Sha'Carri Richardson.
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USA's trio of Tamari Davis, Talitha Diggs, and Candace Hill will complete the line-up and are also capable of causing an upset.
Women's Long Jump
Ese Brume has a date with hitting the Olympic qualifying standard and claiming a famous win against world leader Tara Davis-Woodhall in the long jump event.
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Quanesha Burks, Chanice Porter, Tiffany Flynn, Chantel Malone, and Anna Hall are the rest athletes completing the field.
Men's 100m
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15:54 - 15.05.2024
Who is the king of African sprinting? Ferdinand Omanyala and Letsile Tebogo throw jabs at each other
Ferdinand Omanyala and Letsile Tebogo are at loggerheads on who has the bragging rights of the king of African sprinting.
In a star-studded field that has Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala as the headliner, Udodi Onwuzurike will gun for an Olympic qualifying time and the possibility of upsetting the Kenyan.
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The duo of Ronnie Baker and Cravon Charleston are also strong favorites, while Erriyon Knighton can be the dark horse to show he's a great 100m runner as he is in the 200m event.
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