•Amusan wins hurdles on the African Video games, relay gold
•Nigeria claims 4X100m relay titles
•Okay, Francis additionally takes athletics gold
World Document holder within the ladies's 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, as soon as once more exerted her dominance on the continent on the ongoing 2023 African Video games in Ghana, profitable a 3rd hurdles title within the competitors in 12.89 seconds on the courts of the College of Ghana Sports activities Advanced evening, PUNCH Sports activities Additional reviews.
Amusan additionally led the ladies's 4x100m crew to a gold medal on an evening when a dominant Nigerian athletics crew received 5 gold medals.
Though she was far-off from the remainder when she crossed the end line, her newest victory didn’t come with out some scares as she survived the disqualification with a warning for a false begin.
The 26-year-old managed to ease the strain from the primary begin and received the race forward of Fiadanantsoa Sidonie of Madagascar (13.19 seconds) in second place, whereas Zimbabwean champion Tinashe Kamangirira received bronze with a time of 13.59 seconds.
One other Nigerian within the hurdles last, Religion Osamuyi, missed out on a podium end after ending fourth in 13.77 seconds.
Amusan's first African Video games title got here on her debut in Brazzaville in 2015, when she set the Video games document for the primary time. She then lowered the document along with her second title on the earlier version in Rabat 2019, with a pace of 12.68 seconds, which continues to be the document on the Video games.
Nigeria additionally received gold within the males's 400m due to Chidi Okezie, who additionally claimed his first gold since he began representing the nation in 2016.
He ran a shocking race within the last, storming to a private better of 45.06 seconds, the quickest time by a Nigerian athlete in 9 years.
Muzala Samukonga of Zambia completed second in 45.37 seconds, whereas Diouf Cheick Tidiane of Senegal was third in 45.49 seconds.
Within the ladies's 400m last, Esther Joseph additionally ran a brand new private greatest (51.61s) to assert silver. She was defeated by world 800m champion Mary Moraa of Kenya, who clocked 50.57 seconds for the win.
Barely an hour after profitable the obstacles, Amusan teamed up with the ladies's crew within the 4×100 meters relay to make sure they completed convincingly to a gold medal. Ranging from Justina Eyakpobeyan to Olayinka Olajide and Fore Abinusawa to Amusan, the quartet was no match for different international locations, delivering gold in a time of 43.05 seconds forward of Liberia (44.02 seconds) and hosts Ghana in 44.21 seconds.
Nigeria accomplished the 4x100m double, whereas the boys's crew additionally claimed a photograph end victory, forward of Ghana in second place and Liberia in third.
Sunday Okon, Contemplate Ekanem, Alaba Akintola and Usheoritshe Itsekiri held on for a photograph end in opposition to their rivals and hosts Ghana in a time of 38.41s. The Ghanaians got here shut with a time of 38.43 seconds, whereas Liberia set a brand new nationwide document of 38.73 seconds.
Kemi Francis additionally received gold for Nigeria within the ladies's heptathlon with 911 factors within the collection of occasions, which ended within the 200 metres.
