NJCAA: Rosemary Chukwuma, Mercy Ntia Finish 1st And 2nd in Women's 60m
By Omolagba Oluwayemi
Nigerian Sprinters, Rosemary Chukwuma and Mercy Ntia-Obong clinched first and second place respectively in the Women 60m events final at the NJCAA Championship in the United States, BSNSports.com.ng reports.
The 2018 4 X 100 meters Commonwealth Bronze medalist, Rosemary Chukwuma ran a time of 7.34s to clinch the first place while her compatriot, Mercy Ntia-Obong who won gold medal at the 2019 All Africans Games alongside Rosemary finished in second place on 7.44s.
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The 2021 NJCAA takes place at the Robert Plaster Center Pittsburgh. With the timing, Rosemary hence qualified for the World Athletics U20 Championship in Nairobi, Kenya and the CAA African Athletics Championship in Algeria.
Both events are scheduled to take place later this year.
NJCAA is the National Junior College Athletics Association, the governing body of the community college, state college, and junior college athletics throughout the United States, with 24 separate regions across 24 states, divided into 3 divisions.
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