MTN CHAMPS: Eze, Godwin, Ogundiran shine on penultimate day in Calabar

Day Three of the MTN CHAMPS Season 2 Grand Finale astatine the U.J Esuene Stadium successful Calabar witnessed respective athletes emergence to the occasion, with Ufuoma Merit, Tejiri Godwin, and Blessing Ogundiran claiming awesome victories.

Ufuoma Merit, from Delta Secondary School, stunned the tract successful the Cadet (U14) Girls’ 100m final. Despite ne'er breaking 13 seconds, she powered to a caller Personal Best (PB) of 12.92s (-1.4) to unafraid the golden medal. Ejiro Peter (Team MVP) and Ella Udumubrai followed successful 2nd and 3rd spot respectively.

Destiny Reuben dominated the Cadet (U14) Boys’ 100m final, clocking 12.41s (-1.9), conscionable shy of his champion from the semifinals. Darius Odebiyi and David Umoh finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Adaeze Eze produced a singular comeback successful the Youth Girls’ category, claiming the golden medal successful 12.64s (-1.8).

Adaeze Eze competing successful the Long Jump

This adds to her Long Jump triumph earlier successful the day, wherever she besides achieved a PB of 5.64m. Success Okoro and Perezide Sigah secured metallic and bronze, respectively.

Expensive Gaius proved unbeatable successful the Boys’ equivalent, winning 11.58s (-1.4). Kehinde Ojo and Progress Idoghor took metallic and bronze.

Faith Osamuyi turned the tables connected Rosemary Edet successful the Junior Girls’ 100m final, storming to triumph successful 12.29s (-1.8). Edet, who won against Osamuyi successful the Season 1 Grand Finale, settled for bronze this time, portion Miracle Ezechukwu claimed silver.

Tejiri Godwin Junior men’s 100m Champion

Tejiri Godwin made past successful the Junior Men’s race, smashing the MTN CHAMPS Record with a phenomenal 10.61s (-1.6). He defeated Caleb John, the erstwhile grounds holder, who took metallic successful 10.77s. Sasere Taiwo completed a 1-2-3 expanse for Team MVP, finishing with a bronze.

Blessing Ogundiran bounced backmost successful the Senior Women’s 100m final, edging retired Precious Nzeakor successful a adjacent decorativeness with a clip of 11.55s (-1.0) to Nzeakor’s 11.58s. Long Jumper Prestina Ochonogor finished 3rd.

Olaolu Olatunde won the Senior men’s 100m title

Red-hot favourite Olaolu Jason Olatunde lived up to expectations successful the Men’s 100m, winning with a clip of 10.61s (-1.5), gathering connected his PB of 10.37s acceptable successful the heats. Hope Okoro and Glory Olokpa secured metallic and bronze, respectively.

Team MVP athletes Gyang David and Dagyang Sunday dominated the Junior Men’s 1500m, moving unneurotic to permission the contention behind. Gyang unleashed a last sprint to unafraid golden successful 4:13.58, followed by Dagyang successful 4:15.52. Opeyemi Awoyeye finished 3rd.

Mercy Audu continued her winning streak, claiming her 2nd golden medal of MTN CHAMPS Calabar with a clip of 5:01.73 successful the Junior Women’s 1500m. Similar to her 800m triumph the erstwhile day, she dominated the race, winning by a important margin.

Oseiwe Salami (Team MVP) executed a flawless contention successful the Junior Men’s 400m Hurdles, securing golden with a clip of 53.83s. Christian Dickson followed intimately down successful 2nd, portion Uchechukwu Felix Obi finished 3rd. Emmanuel Salubi emerged victorious successful the Senior Men’s contention with a clip of 53.80s.

Gafar Audu (Team MVP) enactment connected a singular show successful the 400m, attacking aboriginal and cruising to a ascendant triumph successful 48.47s. His show suggests a imaginable adjacent faster tally successful the final.

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Chioma Nwachukwu dug heavy successful the archetypal vigor of the Junior (U20) Women’s 400m, winning with a clip of 53.84s. Comfort Sule (Team MVP A) matched her PB with 55.68s, edging retired Uduak Udosoh successful 3rd with a clip of 55.72s. Other vigor winners included Miracle Sonny (55.79s), Divine Eke (55.80s), and Chiamaka Chukw-umeh (55.26s).

Michael Aniche dominated the Youth Boys 400m with the fastest clip of 52.04s. He volition look stiff contention successful the final, with athletes similar Obi Emmanuel (52.10s) and Moses Gift (52.94s) besides posting awesome times successful their respective heats.

Success Okoro (Team MVP) dominated the 2nd 400m vigor of the Youth Girls (U17) category, pulling distant with each measurement to triumph successful 57.61s, the fastest clip crossed each heats. She volition look challenges from athletes similar Believe Oghenewevgba (59.36s), Angel Eteng (60.39s), and Precious Awak (60.58s).

Best Okopor emerged victorious successful the Cadet Boys’ 400m class with a caller Personal Best (PB) of 57.28s.

Praise Ugwushita clocked the fastest clip crossed 7 heats successful the Girls’ contention with 62.50s, followed by Hephzibah Gabriel-Okon successful 63.04s.