Nwankwo, Bright Sprint to Double Gold in Youth Olympic Games
Duro Ikhazuagbe Nigeria’s teenage sprinters, Rosemary Nwankwo and Gift Bright, yesterday emerged fastest male and female athletes of the ongoing 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. In the girls’
Nigeria's teenage sprinters, Rosemary Nwankwo and Gift Bright, have emerged as the fastest male and female athletes at the ongoing 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. Nwankwo, the team captain at 17, led the field in the girls' 100m event, achieving her personal best time of 11.16 seconds. She secured the gold medal, making it the third time a Nigerian woman has won the 100m gold in Youth Olympic Games history.
Bright, the youngest at 15, delivered an outstanding performance in the boys' final, winning the first ever gold medal for Nigerian boys in the 100m sprint at the Youth Olympic Games. The performance came under legal wind conditions, making the mark eligible for record recognition. The win doubled Nigeria's total athletics gold medals at the Games to five, a significant addition to their historical connection with sprint events.
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