It was a remarkable finish to the World Athletics Championship for Team Nigeria as a gold and bronze medal was won on the final day in Nairobi.
Out of the over 200 competing nations, Nigeria finished the championships in 3rd place, the country’s best finish.
Gold in the 4×400m and Bronze in the 4×100m women relay teams accounted for the final day medals that increased Nigeria’s haul to 4 Gold and 3 Bronze medals.
Nigeria’s former international athlete, Olympic medalist and now Special Adviser to the Youth and Sports Minister, Mary Onyali, described Team Nigeria’s performance as a sign of great things to come.
“There are so many reasons to celebrate what Team Nigeria achieved in Kenya when you look at the number of national and African records broken and set by our team.
“You also need to think about the hard work and level of preparation for this championships,” Onyali stated.
“Surely, these are signs that Nigeria’s future is bright in athletics. We have a solid foundation to build an enduring and fruitful future”, she declared.
The next World Junior Athletics Championships holds in Colombia next year.
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