Oyogist.com has learned that Team Nigeria athletes won gold in the 4×400 mixed relay at the ongoing U-20 World Athletics Championships on Wednesday.
They had run a national record time of 3:21.66 to claim Heat 2 and qualify for the final.
The quartet Johnson Nnamani, Imaobong Nse Uko, Opeyemi Oke, and Bamidele Ajayi proceeded to set a Championships Record and win the country’s inaugural gold at the competition in 3:19.70.
They defeated Poland (3:19.80) and India (3:20.60) to make history as the first winners of the event at the World Athletics U-20 Championship.
