Team FCT’S Rosemary Chukwuma finally had something to cheer about after winning the Girls’ 200m title at the National Youth Games taking place in Ilorin.
It was obvious that Chukwuma had a point to prove and was going for the title, seeing how well she won her 200m semifinal heat, going on to beat the field and win the final crossing the line in 24.4s
Chukwuma was one of the favourites to finish on the podium in the 100m, but her disqualification for a false start denied her the opportunity to have been in a stead to challenge for two individual medals.
Team Delta’s Favour Ofili ran the race of her life to clinch Silver crossing the line in 24.7s, the same time as Team Akwa Ibom’s Peter Okon who got the Bronze medal. MoC’s Chiamaka Egbochinam representing Anambra state finished 7th in 25.3s
In the Boys’ category, Ondo State’s Alaba Akintola completed the double after winning with a time of 21.5s. He defeated Team Akwa Ibom’s Nsikark Francis who was 2nd in 21.8s, same time as Aderoju Waliyu who finished in 3rd place.
**Note (The times in this story came directly from the officials, there were no 4th digits, and no confirmation if they are hand-timed)
