Commonwealth Games 2022: The fastest times run by Nigerian athletes ahead of the 100m semis

The Commonwealth Games 2022 edition is currently ongoing in Birmingham, UK with Nigeria contesting keenly.

Nigeria has so far won 8 medals: 3 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze.

Nigeria currently sits in 10th position on the medal table.

Tuesday, July 2, saw some fine performances from Nigerian athletes in the 100m heat event.

Let's take a look at the different times run by these athletes heading into today's semi-finals.

Favour Ashe - 10.12s

Nigeria's fastest man won heat one with a time of 10.12 seconds to secure automatic qualification to the semis, beating the likes of Nethaneel Blake (10.14secs) of England and St Kitts and Nevis’ Nadale Buntin (10.37secs).

Raymond Ekevwo - 10.14s

Ekevwo also won the men's 100m heat 4 with a time of 10.14 seconds to beat Jamaica's Kemar Cole (10.15secs).

Godson Oghenebrume - 10.36s

Oghenebrume also finished third in heat 6 with a time of 10.36 seconds to qualify for the semis. He finished behind Yupun Abeykoon (10.06secs) from Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kion Benjamin (10.34secs).

Nzubechi Nwokocha - 10.99s

Nwokocha also finished first in the women's 100m heat 1 with a time of 10.99 ahead of Zoe Hobbs (11.09secs) from New Zealand and England’s Asha Philip (11.27secs).

Rosemary Chukwuma - 11.02s

Chukwuma also finished first in the women's heat 4 after clocking a time of 11.02 seconds to finish above Botswana’s Oarabile Tshosa (11.40secs) and Guyana’s Jasmine Abrams (11.41secs).

Joy Udo-Gabriel - 11.43s

Udo-Gabriel also finished in third place in the women's 100m heat race after recording her season-best time of 11.41 seconds behind Michelle-Lee Ahye (11.14secs) from Trinidad and Tobago and Tynia Gaither (11.19secs)from The Bahamas.


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