Olympic champion rewards 17-year-old Aderemi after stunning 50.95s run
Aderemi earned the prize after tearing up the track at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Lagos, to clock a remarkable 50.95 seconds, a new personal best that comfortably surpassed the 51.80-second target set by Udo-Obong.
Olympic champion Enefiok Udo-Obong fulfilled a promise to Nigerian athletics by awarding 17-year-old Iyanuoluwa Aderemi a ₦500,000 cash prize for her impressive 50.95-second performance in the women's 400m at the 2026 Dynamic Athletics Meet. The Yabatech Sports Complex in Lagos witnessed Aderemi break her own personal best, surpassing the 51.80-second target set by Udo-Obong.
This standout moment at the third edition of the Dynamic Athletics Meet has highlighted Aderemi's potential in the women's 400m event. Udo-Obong, part of Nigeria's 4x400m relay gold medal-winning team at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, had promised the cash reward for the top performers in both the male and female 400m categories. Aderemi, whose hometown is Akoko, Ondo State, received her reward at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
The Olympic champion encouraged the teenager to view her breakthrough performance as the start of a longer journey rather than the end, as she prepares for the 2027 season. Udo-Obong also emphasized the importance of stakeholders supporting promising talents like Aderemi to help them progress to the highest level. Witnessed by Dynamic Athletics Meet founder and CEO Olabanji Ayegbusi, Aderemi's coach Adeleye Ogunmakinju, veteran coach Armelia Edet, Lagos State Athletics Performance Director Abiodun Ibrahim, and Lagos State athletics coach Bamise Emmanuel, Udo-Obong's pledge has provided a tangible reward for a performance that could significantly impact the teenager's early career.
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