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Rabat 2019: Nigeria's Ekevwo emerges men's 100m champions

Rabat 2019: Nigeria's Ekevwo emerges men's 100m champions

by Niyi Busari,
Aug 28, 2019
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12th AG: Nigeria's Ekevwo emerges men's 100m champions

By Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria's track star Raymond Ekevwo has emerged men's 100 meters champions at the ongoing 12th African Games in Rabat Morocco.

Ekevwo clocked 9.96s to clinch gold medal and dumped Ivorian Arthur Cisse (9.97s) to 2nd and compatriot Usheoritse Itsekiri (10.02s) to 3rd positions respectively.

The outcome of the final race means Nigeria has succeded in winning a gold and bronze medal in the final.

It also means that Nigeria now has 3 sprinters Divine Oduduru, Raymond Ekevwo and Usheoritse Itsekiri that has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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