, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Tonobock Okowa, says the future of the country’s track and field athletes “is very bright” following the unprecedented feat of the athletes at the just-ended World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
Nigeria won four gold and three bronze medals to finish third on the medals table, behind hosts Kenya and Finland. “The athletes and their coaches have done us very proud. They have achieved our best ever performance in the history of the Championships,” Okowa said. ‘’This is a new beginning for athletics in Nigeria. We are confident these new set of athletes will be there in Paris, France in three years time to help us also achieve our best performance at the Olympics. Our chances of winning medals at the Olympics reduced because we failed to develop the youths, who would have grown to make podium appearances, like their predecessors did especially in the 1990s and early 2000s.
“From Falilat Ogunkoya, Mary Onyali to Chioma Ajunwa, Blessing Okagbare, Glory Alozie and Ese Brume, they all rose to become Olympic medallists after making their mark at the World U20 Championships. The challenge before us at the AFN is to turn some of the athletes here to potential Olympic medallists by the time we get to Paris in 2024.”
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