Saturday, March 30, 2013

AYAC Warri 2013: Team Nigeria Harvest Medals ...As Oduduru, Odiong, Adewale Pick Gold



Day two of the 1st Africa Youth Athletics Championship going on in Warri, Delta State saw Nigeria adding more medals to its haul with a spectacular win in the 100 meter races for both boys and girls as the country swept the two gold medals at stake
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In the male category, 17-year-old-SS2 student of West End Secondary School, Asaba, Divine Oduduru grabbed the gold with his time of 10.62secs ahead of Ethiopian’s Alsibeha Abebe who won the silver with 10.86sec. Adedeji Yusuf of Nigeria took the bronze with a time of 10.87sec.
Oduduru`s time of 10.62 sec in the boys 100m event was lower than the 10.51 seconds he ran last month at the Pastor D.K Olokoya U-18 competition in Lagos.

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