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Udodi Onwuzurike clocked one of the fastest 200m times in world history, after blazing to a jaw-dropping 19.76s at the NCAA Championships.
Nigeria's Udodi Onwuzurike was one of the star performers on the first day of the NCAA Championships, storming to a jaw-dropping 19.76s to win his 200m semifinal and qualify for the final.
Onwuzurike, who had earlier clocked 10.04s to become the first Stanford sprinter to advance to the NCAA men’s 100m final since 1963, will now be gunning for double titles in the finals.
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Favour Ashe cruises to sub-10s time to qualify for NCAA 100m final
Favour Ashe clocked a lifetime best, tied his School Record and surpassed the World Championships qualifying standard to make the 100m final at the NCAA Championships.
His 200m time broke several records, first rising to No.3 on the NCAA all-time list, shattered his previous Personal Best of 19.91s, No.2 on the Nigerian all-time list behind Divine Oduduru's 19.73s, and is now No.2 on the world's top list just behind World champion Noah Lyles's 19.67s.
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Speaking to FloTrack after his race, Onwuzurike said he's going to stay humble because he still has the final.
"The job is not finished, I came here to win. No matter what the time is I just want to win."
The 20-year-old will be on a quest to write his name in history by winning a medal in the 100m final and claiming the 200m title, Nigeria's first since Oduduru did the sprint double in 2019.
03:43 - 08.06.2023
NCAA Godson Brume bolts to 9.93s to qualify for NCAA Championships 100m final
Godson Brume officially joined Nigeria's elite league of sub-10s runners, obliterating his PB with a new 9.93s at the NCAA Championships.
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