The Nigerian women’s 4x100m quartet of sprinters Rosemary Nwankwo, Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Miracle Ezechukwu delivered a commanding performance, storming to gold in 42.94 seconds to successfully defend their title at the ongoing African Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana.
Their victory ensured Nigeria edged past strong challengers from Liberia, who took silver, while hosts Ghana settled for bronze in Friday’s final.
The result also etched their names into the record books as the first women’s 4x100m team in the history of the African Athletics Championships to break the 43-second barrier.
In the men’s 4x100m event, Nigeria’s quartet of Favour Ashe, James Taiwo Emmanuel, Tejiri Godwin, and Chidera Ezeakor secured the silver medal, finishing in 38.70 seconds after a tightly contested race.
The men’s final was won by Côte d’Ivoire, while Ghana completed the podium with the bronze medal.
