Workforce MTN has made a daring assertion on the ongoing MTN CHAMPS Continental Relays in Lagos, with the primary two days of competitors seeing the children obtain new lifetime bests and shine on the occasion.
The athletes, found throughout Seasons 1 and a pair of of MTN CHAMPS and at the moment coaching on the MoC Athletics Academy in Lagos, started their season final month at MTN CHAMPS Benin, the place they secured eight medals.
The group has elevated their performances in Lagos, with a number of athletes attaining new Private Bests, reinforcing their potential as future stars.
On Day 1, Alvin Onyeama, who beforehand set private bests of 10.97s and 10.91s in Benin, was ecstatic after clocking 10.80s within the heats and additional shattering his PB to 10.62s within the Junior Boys’ 100m semifinals.
Teammate Emmanuel Oyewale additionally impressed, working a PB of 11.12s to put 2nd in his 100m warmth.
Lucy Nwankwo led the cost within the Junior Girls’s 100m, setting a brand new lifetime better of 12.07s within the semis earlier than spearheading a 1-2-3 end for Workforce MTN within the remaining. She dipped below 12.00s for the primary time, clocking 11.99s, adopted by Mercy Ogbonna (12.16s), who improved from her semifinal PB of 12.37s, and Azeezat Muhammed-Raji, who secured Bronze in 12.18s—0.02s quicker than her semifinal time.
Regardless of being a junior, Ezekiel Asuquo clocked the quickest time throughout each junior and senior 200m preliminaries, working a PB of 21.57s and surpassing his earlier finest of twenty-two.42s from two years in the past.
Within the Senior class, Benjamin Magaji received his 400m warmth and matched his PB of 48.04s within the remaining, claiming Silver behind Samson Nathaniel (46.71s).
The same storyline unfolded within the ladies’s 400m, the place Miracle Uwem Donald was thrilled to see 54.59s on the clock as she dominated her warmth. She went on to take Silver within the remaining, ending behind veteran Endurance Okon George (52.67s) with a time of 55.10s.
In the meantime, Showers Ushie entered the sub-11 membership, profitable his warmth in 10.79s earlier than posting 10.89s in the semifinals.
