Deji Aliu and Endurance Ojokolo are two of the best Nigerian spirnters the nation has ever produced. Adewale Olukoju was a colossus within the throws, particularly the discus whereas Fatimah Yusuf Olukoju stays one of many best 400m runners Nigeria has ever produced and one among solely three to run inside 50 seconds.
Olusoji Fasuba’s feats within the 60m and 100m occasions converse for him. He’s the primary Nigerian nay African man to win the 60m gold on the World indoor championships, the primary African man to win three consecutive 100m gold on the African Athletics Championships.. and a former African file holder.
The Ihemes might not have been as well-known and profitable on the observe however they’ve a son destined to venture the household title to excessive heavens.
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These former Nigerian observe and discipline stars look to be in search of a continuation of their legacies..
Immanuel Aliu
Now 24, she is the daughter of Deji Aliu and Enduranece Ojokolo. Her father, Deji, was a two-time nationwide 100m champion and received all out there titles on the African continent.
He was an African junior and senior champion and holds the African Video games 100m file of 9.95 seconds. He’s additionally the quickest Nigerian ever over the 60m (6.48). He was World U20 champion over the 400m in 1994 and ran within the Nigerian 4x100m group that received an Olympic bronze medal in 2004 in Athens.
Her mom, Endurance, was additionally a nationwide 100m queen. She received the blue ribband occasion seven occasions in 9 years (solely Mary Onyali has received extra).
She was African junior and senior champions and ran within the remaining of the 4x100m occasion on the 2004 Olympics. She is the fourth quickest Nigerian ever within the 60m occasion (7.08 seconds).
Immanuela is wanting extra like a chip off the outdated block. She was a European U-20 champion in 2019 and the 24 12 months outdated hopes to completely get better from an damage that has stored her out of the observe since April 2022 to compete and win laurels for Nigeria like her mother and father did.
Annabelle Fasuba
Annabelle is definitely following within the footsteps of her father after she turned English Colleges’ champion at a prestigious observe and discipline championships which have been held at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium this month.
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The 13 12 months outdated has loved a dream debut season, breaking membership, county, regional and league information.
She has made historical past by changing into Devon, a ceremonial county in South West England’s first 100m English Colleges’ dash champion.
She set a brand new private better of 12.03 seconds to win a stacked junior women’ remaining and helped the combined 4x100m relay group to win a silver medal.
Divine Iheme
What his father, Harmless, might not likely obtain, his 14 12 months outdated son appears to be on the trail to attaining that: stardom.
Divine has achieved United Kingdom’s all-time under-15 age group bests of 10.76/0.5 within the 100m and 21.74/0.6 within the 200m.
He’s the reigning English Colleges 100m champion and received the dash double within the English Athletics indoor age-group championships.
Rosey Effiong
She is the daughter of Nigerian observe stars Daniel Effiong, a 100m finalist on the 1993 World Athletics Championships and World College Video games champion, additionally in 1993 and Onyinyechi Chikezie, who received a 4x400m bronze on the World College Video games in 1993.
Rosey has opted to compete for the USA and has been topped NCAA champions, indoors and out 4 occasions between 2022 and 2024. She was additionally within the USA quartet that received the 4x400m combined relay gold on the World Athletics Championships in 2023. With a lifetime better of 49.72 within the 400m, the 23 12 months outdated might have been a top quality addition to Nigeria’s 4x400m relay group.
Raykiyat Olukoju
In April, Raykiyat, 19, introduced her large entrance into the large stage in observe and discipline after she was named the Massive West Observe Athlete of the Week.
She broke UCR’s 100m file in 11.51, besting all Massive West opponents for the quickest wind-legal 100m within the convention this 12 months.
She additionally ran the second leg of UCR’s record-breaking 4×100 squad that received the collegiate division at Mt. SAC in 45.56.
Raykiyat additionally sped to a 23.06 lifetime greatest simply final month and appears virtually a forged iron certainty to step into the large sneakers left behind by her mother and father, particularly her mom, Fatimah, who was a World U20 and Commonwealth Video games 400m champion in 1990 and one among solely two Nigerians to run within the finals of the 400m at each the World Athletics Championships after which Olympic Video games.
By Dare Esan
