Nigeria women’s 4x100m quarter of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha made history Sunday afternoon at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham by becoming the first women’s relay team to win a Commonwealth Games gold.
The quartet did in record-breaking fashion, running 42.10 seconds to break the barely a month old 42.22 seconds African record they set in Oregon, the USA at the World Athletics championships.
World and Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Amusan started the historic run with a brilliant first leg before handing over to Ofili who ensured Nigeria maintained the advantage before giving Chukwuma, the individual 100m finalist the baton.
Chukwuma ran the curve perfectly and handed over to reigning Nigerian 100m queen, Nwokocha in the first position.
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The 21-year Nwokocha maintained the advantage despite the threat by Great Britain’s anchor leg runner, Darly Neita to bring home Nigeria’s first women’s relay gold.
The men’s team of Udodi Onwuzurike, Favour Ashe, Alaba Akintola and Raymond Ekevwo also made history with the bronze medal win.
The medal is the first by the men’s 4x100m relay team since 1982.
By Dare Esan In Birmingham
16 Comments
Great news. Congratulations guys
Many congratulations to us…
well done guys keep the medals coming.
O ga o…wetin dey happen now. Una just dey break record left and right….o por yeye. Congratulations.
Minus Udo was the game changer. God bless Nigeria today is the day that the lord has made all thanks to our ladies. Men try to cater more for yourselves if you want to go far and do well in competitions because Federal government doesn’t give much.
Congrats to the ladies, but complete sports got their facts wrong., The quartet of Regina Uba, Tina Iheagwam, Beatrice Utondu and Mary Onyeali won Gold for Nigeria at the 1994 Commonwealth games in Victoria Canada. So this can’t be Nigeria’s first Gold in the event.
African record…
Common Wealth record..
World record…
Now I see why other African countrues don’t like us!… smdh..
All thanks to Tobi Amusan sha! That chic is a beast!
@ Chima, lol and don’t be surprised also when those government buffoons hijack the victory and attribute it to their efforts on the athletes. I only hope they athletes have been paid all thete entitlements.
I won’t be surprised either but if they know what is good for them, they better pay them handsomly at that!
They always take all the Glory as usual and direct it to Bubu. Amusan’s professionalism was a plus factor for the girls.
African record… Nigeria
Common Wealth record.. Nigeria
World record… Nigeria
Now I see why other African countrues don’t like us!… smdh..
All thanks to Tobi Amusan sha! That chic is a beast!
Of course the likes of Favour Ofili and co can’t be left out of the praises! 9ja no dey carry last! Worse comes to worst, na draw e go be!
Congratulations .
Rosemary Chukwuma ran a mind-blowing 3rd leg. What a race I can’t get the time of that run but I see a crazy time on that 3rd leg.
Ghana where una dey for this commonwealth games? If na to chop kenke and talk shit to Nigerians una go be first….Lmaoo
Why mentioning Ghana here? Please STOP! comparing Ghana with Nigeria, we are millions of ways apart. Ghana bawo? Those useless black donkeys.
Ghana is number 30 on the medal standings lmaooo while Nigeria is tied on Gold with Scotland but they are no 6 while we are 7th due to having more medal…