.It's an indication of excellent issues to return, Okowa says
Excessive jumper Temitope Adeshina made historical past in america yesterday, breaking Doreen Amata's nationwide excessive soar report since 2016.
Adeshina made her second aggressive look within the US yesterday. The Nigerian, who joined the Texas Tech College athletics crew in 2023, surpassed the peak of 1.96 meters to erase Amata's data of 1.93 meters indoors and 1.95 outdoor on the Corky Traditional in Texas.
Adeshina, who narrowly missed the World Championships in Budapest final 12 months together with her private better of 1.83 metres, had all the time seemed ahead to competing at world stage. Together with her constant performances, it wouldn't be misplaced for her to dream of a podium end on the 2024 Olympic Video games in Paris. The 1.96m is barely a fraction beneath the Olympic qualifying commonplace.
On the Corky Traditional, Adeshina opened her day with 1.85m, adopted by 1.88m earlier than hitting the massive soar of 1.96.
Chairman of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa yesterday praised the jumper. He famous that it was thrilling to know that Adeshina is quick changing into a world-class athlete.
“It’s a heart-warming efficiency by Adeshina. It's a world-class efficiency and I'm relying on her to interrupt that report.
“It’s a signal that good issues are going to occur as we put together for the African Video games in Ghana and the Olympic Video games in Paris,” Okowa stated.
