Junior athletes shine at MTN Champs

Gafar Badmus emerged champion of the 400 metres in the Junior boys category at the MTN Champs at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin.

Eniola Shiro came second in a new lifetime best of 47.18s while David Akhalu dipped ahead of Team MTN’s Ezekiel Asuquo in 47.40s to 47.46s, rounding up the podium.

Miracle Sonny lowered her PB from the previous day to win the women’s final in 53.91s, with Victoria Olaniyi who registered a 54.97s finishing second. Success Okoro was third in 55.39s.

The Senior Men’s 100m final was a close race but Chidera Ezeakor snatched the crown in 10.60s over Jeremiah Nathaniel’s 10.63s, and Daje Lucky’s 10.66s.

In the Senior women’s category, Sophia Efetobore continued her fine form from the heats to emerge victorious in the women’s 100m with a time of 11.52s. Faith Osamuyi ran 11.62 to grab sevond ahead of Odumosu Kate (11.71s).

John Caleb took the men’s U-20 title in 10.63s as Abdulrahman Jimoh and Wilfred Jimoh got 2nd and 3rd in 10.84s and 10.86s respectively.

In the Junior women’s race, it was a close blanket finish as Cynthia Chioma narrowly edged Success Oyibu to claim the women’s U-20 100m title in 11.84s. Oyibu returned a time of 11.86s while Mmesoma Thankgod Ezeobi settled for Bronze.

The Senior Manager Go-TO-Market MTN, Osaze Evbueku, expressed confidence that future champions would be discovered at the end of the championship.

“We have no doubt that we are going to be seeing new records being broken and new people emerging as indeed future champions.”

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