Nigeria: AFN Releases 22 Man List For World Championships

Africa’s fastest woman Blessing Okagbare and former national sprint king, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, top the list of athletes representing Nigeria at the 2015 World Championships holding in Beijing, China, from August 22 to 30.

Egwero and Okagbare, who was absent at the All Nigeria Athletics Championships in Warri, Delta State last week, remain Nigeria’s only representatives in the 100 metres events, as their teammates failed to make the IAAF standards.

Okagbare will feature in the women’s 100m and 4x100m events, Gloria Asumnu and Ngozi Onwumere will compete in the 200m, while Stephanie Kalu, Deborah Odeyemi and Cecilia Francis will complete the team in the women’s 4x100m event.

All Nigeria Championships: Ogunlewe Dethrones Egwero To Emerge New 100m Champ

Home boy, Ogho-Oghene Egwero was the major casualty at the All Nigeria Championships, which ended yesterday at the Warri Township Stadium in Delta State.

Egwero, was the favourite to win the race, having swept through the semi-final with the best time. But he was dusted by Seye Ogunlewe, an emerging sprint talent in a tight race, which the starting officials made a mess of after a false start.

Ogunlewe, pulled out of the pack even as Egwero struggled to put his race back together after the distraction at the start. But it was all a matter of seconds and Ogunlewe raced to finish at 10: 19; Egwero finished at 10:21 while Jonathan Nnmaju was third with 10.30 seconds.