Nineteen years outdated Nigerian athlete Ekanem Take into account's 100m time of 10.10s has been endorsed by World Athletics because the main time this yr, PUNCH Sports activities Further reviews.
Take into account charging in the direction of the clock to win the Males's 100m on the first Dynamic Out of doors Meet held on Saturday, January 27, on the Nigerian Navy Sports activities Centre, Ojo, Lagos.
It was the primary competitors for house athletes within the 2024 season.
Olympian Enoch Adegoke got here second in 10.28 seconds, whereas Adekalu Fakorede got here third in 10.30 seconds.
Seventeen days after the occasion, Take into account's time was uploaded by World Athletics, changing Cameroon's Itoungue Bogognie of 10.13 seconds which ran 21 days earlier.
Adegoke is tenth on the planet main time together with his 10.28s on the race in Lagos.
His coach and former African 100m report holder, Seun Ogunkoya, is assured he’ll decrease his time within the subsequent races.
“Take into account working sub-10 seconds this season,” Ogunkoya mentioned.
Because the thirteenth African Video games in Ghana method, Take into account will likely be hoping to stake a declare for Nigeria within the males's 100 meters when the Athletics Federation of Nigeria trial begins on Saturday in Asaba, Delta State.
On the 2019 version of the African Video games in Morocco, Nigeria dominated the lads's 100 meters and athletics normally. Raymond Ekevwo gained the 100 meters in 9.96 seconds, whereas Usheoritse Itsekiri gained bronze in 10.02 seconds.
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