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Team Nigeria Opens World Athletics U-20 Championships Campaign In Oregon
Team Nigeria will begin its campaign at the 2026 World Athletics U-20 Championships in Oregon on Wednesday with athletes competing in the mixed 4×400 metres relay and the men’s and women’s 100 metres. The opening day of the championships will see Nigeria feature in several first-round events, with hopes of……
Team Nigeria will begin its campaign at the 2026 World Athletics U-20 Championships in Oregon on Wednesday with athletes competing in the mixed 4×400 metres relay and the men’s and women’s 100 metres.
The opening day of the championships will see Nigeria feature in several first-round events, with hopes of securing places in the semi-finals and finals.
Nigeria’s first event will be the Mixed 4x400m Relay Round 1, Heat 3, scheduled for 6:42 p.m. Nigerian time.
In the women’s 100m, Rosemary Nwankwo will compete in Round 1, Heat 3 at 7:06 p.m., while Lucy Nwankwo takes to the track in Heat 5 at 7:18 p.m.
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The men’s 100m begins with Tejiri Godwin in Round 1, Heat 2 at 7:50 p.m., before Gift Bright competes in Heat 7 at 8:20 p.m.
Should the Nigerian sprinters progress, the women’s 100m semi-finals are scheduled for 2:05 a.m. Nigerian time on Thursday, followed by the men’s 100m semi-finals at 2:30 a.m.
The day’s events will conclude with the Mixed 4x400m Relay final at 4:50 a.m. Nigerian time, where Team Nigeria will be aiming for a podium finish if they advance from the heats.
The championships mark another opportunity for Nigeria’s emerging athletics talents to showcase their abilities on the global stage against the world’s best junior athletes.
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