Usheoritse Itsekiri will have another opportunity to try and hit the World Championships standard in Budapest.
Former Nigeria's fastest man Usheoritse Itsekiri has another opportunity to try and hit the Budapest automatic qualifying standard when he competes at the Edmonton Invitational on Sunday.
Itsekiri, who has been making his presence known since moving to the North American country over a year ago, will be gunning to extend his unbeaten streak but more importantly, try to hit the World Championships qualifying standard of 10.00s in the 100m.
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He has a Season's Best (SB) time of 10.02s, which ties his lifetime best and last week, he clocked a blistering 20.34s (0.9) to win the 200m event at the Johnny Loaring Classic in Ontario, massively lowering his previous PB of 20.53s set in 2019.
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22:24 - 26.06.2023
WEEKEND WRAP Itsekiri's blistering 200m PB and Enekwechi's impressive outing highlights performances
Usheoritse Itsekiri and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi topped Nigerian athletes performers list last weekend.
The Tokyo Olympian will aim to bring this form to Edmonton and hope the PB luck shines on him.
After this, he will be at the Nigerian trials for another quest of making the national team to Budapest and regaining his national title.
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16:11 - 10.03.2023
ATHLETICS Usheoritse Itsekiri crowned 60m champion at USports Indoor Championships
Usheoritse Itsekiri can't stop winning as he successfully retained his 60m title at the USports Indoor Championships.
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