Young athletes took to the track on day four of the 2024 National Youth Games in Asaba, with Team Ondo and Anambra producing the champions in the boys and girls 100m events, respectively, The PUNCH reports.
Team Ondo’s Olumide Ibikunle delivered a clutch performance in the boys final, coming through with a big performance to win the gold with a time of 11.20s.
The first two positions were a battle of Southwest states, as Muyideen Adeniji of Ogun State finished second in 11.37s, while Jacob Olumor of Delta State came third in a time of 11.38s.
In the girls final, Rosemary Nwankwo of Anambra State emerged champion after pulling away from the rest of the field to win the race with a big gap, crossing the line in a time of 12.24s.
Also, in the boys 1500m final, David Gyang of Plateau State won the gold in a time of 4:12.11.
Messi Opeyemi (Osun State) finished second in 4:17.04, and Moses Gift (Delta State) came third in 4:17.16.
Plateau failed to do the double in the 1500m, no thanks to Nerat Sambo’s miscalculation, which allowed Cross Rivers’ Godsmind Eteng to steal a march on her.
Eteng timed her kick to perfection, moving past Sambo to win the gold for her state in a time of 4:56.61, while the latter settled for silver in a time of 4:56.90. Aanu Ige (Ogun State) got the bronze with a time of 5:00.59.
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