A few days after missing her 100m hurdles event due to illness at the ongoing 2024 Africa Senior Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon, world record holder in the women’s 100 hurdles, Tobi Amusan, Monday, anchored Nigeria’s 4x100m women’s relay team to gold.
The victory increased Nigeria’s gold medal haul to four at the championship.
Titiana Eyakpobeya started a great race and handed over Tima Godbless on time. Godbless did not disappoint, as she overpowered her challengers to hand the baton to Olayinka Olajide. She ran the last bend to hand over to Amusan, who anchored and crossed the finish line in a time of 42.72s.
The gold was celebrated by Nigerian officials inside the Japoma stadium.
Amusan had arrived in Douala on Thursday morning alongside other members of the Nigerian contingent with no sign of illness. But she fell ill in the night, and Sports Ministry’s medical personnel attached to the AFN team to Douala advised her to take a rest.
She took part in the 4x100m relay final because AFN Technical Director, Samuel Onikeku tendered a medical report on her, unlike the duo of Favour Ofili and Rosemary Chukwuma who pulled out from the 100m semifinal without the knowledge of the technical committee.
In the men’s 4x100m relay final, Nigeria finished second behind Ghana.
Kanyinsola Ajayi gave Ushoritse Itshekiri, who handed baton to Alaba Adegoke. Gordon Brume ran the last leg.
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