World U20 Championship: Ashe, Brume Eye Historic Outing in Nairobi

World U20 Championship: Ashe, Brume Eye Historic Outing in Nairobi Sampson Adedeji The last time Nigeria produced a champion in the men’s 100m at the World U20 Championships was in 1996 when Francis Obikwelu won the sprint double, so the pair of Godson Brume and Favour Ashe will be gunning for a historic outing when they compete at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, BSNsportss.com.ng can report. Brume, who is the younger brother of African long jump record-holder Ese Brume, will be hoping to toe the path of his sister who recently won bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. He stormed to a personal best of 10.13 to finish fourth at the Nigerian Championships back in June and will be hoping to improve on his times in Nairobi. For teammate Ashe, whose coach Deji Aliu won the 100m title at the 1994 edition of the World U20 Championships, a lot is at stake as he aims to replicate the same feat, coming with a personal best of 10.17 set in June. Almost 1000 athletes representing 119 teams will be in action when the World Athletics U20 Championships Nairobi 21 takes place in Kenya from 17-22 August.