Behold our rising stars! Fiaku and Eyakpobeyan shine bright at National U18 and U20 Trials in Kaduna

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ATHLETICS Behold our rising stars! Fiaku and Eyakpobeyan shine bright at National U18 and U20 Trials in Kaduna

Funmilayo Fameso 11:58 - 31.03.2023

The National U18 and U20 Trials is ongoing in Kaduna, and has produced several talents who are set to represent Nigeria at the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia.

Nigeria's wealth of track and field talents cannot be over-emphasized as discoveries emerge yearly at the grassroots level. This time, it is at the ongoing National U18 and U20 Trials in Kaduna.

The two-day trials is to select the country's representatives at the African U18 and U20 Championships in Zambia next month, which has brought to the limelight athletes that can dominate the continent at their age group level.

Fiaku becomes the new face of the boy's high jump

Goodluck Fiaku of Anambra State, cleared an impressive height of 2.05m to win the U18/U20 boy's high jump final.

Fiaku is an incredible talent that won the high jump U18/U20 final
Goodluck Fiaku

Justin Jimoh came second with a clearance of 1.95m, the same height as Precious Irivi in third place.

Fiaku is a raw talent that needs to be well-groomed and nurtured, as he's a big prospect for the future.

Fiaku performed brilliantly in the high jump final
Goodluck Fiaku

Isreal dominates boy's U18 100m final A

Sunday Isreal representing Delta State, was meters above his peers, clocking a new Personal Best (PB) of 10.48s (1.4) to win the boy's U18 100m final.

Isreal wins Nigeria U18 boy's 100m final
Sunday Isreal

In second place was Lucky Daje also of Delta State with 10.60s, and Caleb John from Ogun State finished third in 10.76s.

Eyakpobeyan smashes PB to win girl's U20 100m final

Justina Eyakpobeyan ran an outstanding race to win the girl's U20 100m final in a massive PB of 11.35s (1.4), far ahead of Faith Okwose in 11.64s and Stella Oyebode in 11.79s.

Eyakpobeyan and Okwose were finalists at the 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba, in which the latter finished with a silver medal behind Tima Godbless.

Eyakpobeyan smashes 100m PB to win Nigeria girl's U20 100m final
Justina Eyakpobeyan

Good to see Eyakpobeyan get revenge in style, which bodes for a healthy rivalry in the future.

Musa stuns Kanyinsola to win boy's U20 final B

Not many saw this coming, but there's a new kid on the block in the boy's U20 category.

Kola Musa stunned Kanyinsola Ajayi and Musbau Adebisi in the boy's U20 final B, winning the race in a brilliant PB of 10.35s (1.0).

Musa caused a major upset to defeat Ajayi in boy's U20 final B
Kola Musa

Ajayi, who won the Lagos Athletics Series in February, settled for second place in 10.36s, and Adebisi (bronze medallist at the 2022 National Sports Festival) was third in 10.90s.

What's more exceptional about his victory is that his time was faster than Ebuka Monday's 10.67s (1.8) in final A, Enitan Olabode in second place with 10.74s, and Nosayaba Oniyawu in 10.90s.

Monday wins Nigeria U20 boy's 100m final A
Ebuka Monday

Ayenuro dominates girl's U18 100m final

Taiye Ayenuro dominated the girl's U18 100m final, racing to a time of 12.12s, ahead of Pristina Ochonogor in 12.19s and Miracle Ezechukwu in 12.29s.

Ayenuro emerged champion in the girl's U18 100m final
Taiye Ayenuro

Nyerhouwo wins boy's U18 Discus final

Ofuoku Nyerhouwo of Delta State with a throw of 49.89m, won the boy's U18 Discus event. Chinedu Abujei of Delta State was second in a distance of 42.89m, while Paul Kelvin also representing Delta State, finished third with 35.23m.

Nyerhouwo dominated the boy's U18 Discus final
Ofuoku Nyerhouwo

Mustapha and Ademola victorious in girl's Discus final

Ruqqayah Kemi Mustapha of Kwara State won the U20 girl's Discus event throwing her implement to a distance of 40.64m.

Mustapha emerged winner in the U20 Discus final
Ruqqayah Kemi Mustapha

Temitope Ademola of Delta State was victorious in the U18 category with a throw of 39.05m.

Ofili shines in boy's U18 Javelin throw final

Ebube Ofili representing Delta State, won the boy's U18 javelin throw final with a distance of 51.21m, Emmanuel Ogbuagu (Kwara) came second with 50.70m, and Emmanuel Elijah (Cross Rivers) third with 43.77m.

Ofili victorious in boy's U18 Javelin throw final
Ebube Ofili
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