The twentieth World Athletics championships started in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday, with Nigerians wanting ahead to a different spherical of nice efficiency from world document holder in 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, and silver medallist in lengthy leap, Ese Brume.
Crew Nigeria is collaborating on this 12 months’s championships with 15 athletes, made up of established and rising stars throughout sprints, jumps, throws, and hurdles.
Two years in the past in Budapest, Hungary, Crew Nigeria returned residence with out a medal. However now in Tokyo, Nigeria will look to construct on its 2022 World Championships efficiency, the place Amusan set the 100m hurdles world document (12.12s) and claimed gold, whereas Brume secured silver within the lengthy leap.
Nigeria didn’t win any medal within the final two world athletics championships held in Tokyo.
Crew Nigeria is parading a male squad that has Kayinsola Ajayi (100m), Israel Sunday Okon (100m), Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike (200m), Samuel Ogazi (400m), Chidi Okezie (400m), Ezekiel Nathaniel (400m hurdles), Charles Godfred (lengthy leap), and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (shot put).
Nigeria’s representatives within the Girls occasions are Rosemary Chukwuma (100m), Tobiloba Amusan (100m hurdles), Ese Brume (lengthy leap), Prestina Ochonogor (lengthy leap), Obiageri Amaechi (discus), Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons (discus), and Oyesade Olatoye (hammer throw),
In the meantime, the Director Normal of the Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has arrived in Tokyo with a message from the Presidency to the athletes to present their finest and convey glory to Nigeria. Olopade emphased that they’ve the total backing of the Fee and the Nigerian folks.
“This can be a second of satisfaction for our nation, and we belief our athletes to compete with dedication and safe podium finishes. The Fee will proceed to supply all you want to excel.”