Team Nigeria on Sunday failed to defend the African Youth Athletics Championship won two years ago in Warri, Delta State, after finishing third in Mauritius, the venue of the competition. Despite travelling with a depleted team and missing all day one events, the athletes were able to secure six medals, two gold and four silver with two
championship records. Abolaji Omotayo, Alphonsus Aniekeme, Adiakerenwa Blessing and Idamadudu Praise combined to win gold in the 4×100 medley relay girls with a championship record of 2.08mins.
Olude Fadakemi also won gold in the girls 5000m walk in a time of 25.20.28mins to create another championship record. Participating in a long jump event for the first time in her career after been drafted from 100m, Alphonsus Aniekeme, against all odds, won silver in the girls’ long jump with a leap of 5.50m.
Idamadudu Praise won silver in the girls 200m while Emmanuel Tobechukwu won two silver medals in the boys Triple Jump and Long Jump events. South Africa won the competition with 17 gold, six silver and six bronze medals, followed by Kenya which won eight gold, nine silver and two bronze medals. The team was scheduled to arrive Nigeria late on Monday (yesterday).
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