Nigeria clears Gold in 4×100 Relays and U18 Medley in Abidjan

Nigeria cleared the gold in the Men and Women U20 4x100m finals at the CAA Africa U18 and U20 Championships in Abidjan on Saturday.

While the Men ran a time of 40.21 to clinch pole position ahead of Gambia and host Ivory Coast; the Women’s relay team beat second placed South Africa by almost +2 second.

Ivory Coast finished third in the race to settle for bronze.

Meanwhile in the Medley Relay, team Nigeria showed some dominance finishing with Gold in the U18 Girls final in 2:11.93 ahead of Gambia and South Africa.

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Their male counterparts came in second behind South Africa in 1:53.56; 4.06 seconds slower.

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