All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning qualified for their respective events' next stage.
All Nigerian athletes competing on Monday morning qualified for their respective events' next stage.Justina Eyakpobeyan led the pack at 11.43 seconds despite a slight headwind .
The men's 100m heats were equally successful for Nigeria. Usheoritse Itsekiri ran a season-best time of 10.19 seconds to finish second in his heat. Israel Okon Sunday finished second in his heat behind Benjamin Azamati of Ghana.Following Nigeria's dominant performances in wrestling and weightlifting at these Games, there's high anticipation for a strong showing in track and field events, which kicked off on Monday on a bright note at the
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