It was just two medals for Team Nigeria at Day 4 of 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships holding in Asaba.

Team Nigeria got eight medals in total on Day 3 but it wasn’t the same high on Day 4, Saturday, August 4.

Kelechi Nwanaga won gold in the final of women’s javelin with a fifth round effort of 56.96m to beat Jo-ane Van Dyk of South Africa and Uganda In Josephine LaLaw.

Oyeniyi Abejoye got silver for Team Nigeria in 110m Hurdles with a time of 13.87s in the final.

Oduduru for the final

One of the biggest names in Nigerian athletes, Divine Oduduru was in action on Day 4, running a time of 20.60s to finish second in his heat and qualify for the final in men’s 200m.

The third and fifth finishes of the duo of Emmanuel Arowolo and Jerry Jakpa were not enough to make it to the final. Jakpa had earlier in Day 4 ran a Personal Best (PB) of 20.87s.

Praise Idamadudu ran a time of 23.92s in the women’s category to qualify for the final.

In women’s 400m Hurdles, Glory Nathaniel got an easy win with a time of 55.95s to qualify for the final. Her time was the fastest of the two heats.



Rita Ossai also made it to the final with a second-place finish in Heat 1.

Abike Egbeniyi was the only Nigerian that competed in the women’s 800m and ran a time of 2.04.44 to finish fifth in Heat 3 which was not enough for a place in the final.

Representing Nigeria in the men’s 4x400m, the quartet of Daniel Atinaya, Sikiru Adeyemi, Henry Okorie and Isah Salihu finished third in Heat 1 to qualify for the final.

Team Nigeria have a total of 14 medals as at the end of Day 4.



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